The changing impacts of social determinants on youth mental health in Australia.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Most lifetime mental health disorders begin by age 25 years, and the prevalence among young people has been increasing over recent years. We sought to understand what impact, if any, social determinants have had on this increase through the analysis of an Australian longitudinal dataset (with data from 2007 to 2021).

Methods

The analysis focused on five social determinants: loneliness and lack of social support, family relationships, participation in education and employment, receipt of government benefits and relative socio-economic status. We analysed cross-sectional changes in self-reported psychological distress between 2007 and 2021 (using the Kessler-10 item; K10 scores) and examined the effects of these five social determinants on psychological distress using wei

SUBMITTER: Baker DG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11992646 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature