Do family and maternal background matter? A multilevel approach to modelling mental health status of Australian youth using longitudinal data.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Most previous research place great importance on the influence of family and maternal background on child and adolescents' mental health. However, age of onset studies indicates that the majority of the mental health disease prevalence occurs during the youth years. This study investigates the relationship of family and maternal background, as well as individual circumstance on youth mental health status.

Method

Data from 975 participants and 4632 observations of aged cohort 15 to 19 years in the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) longitudinal study were followed for 10 years (2007-2017). Multilevel logistic regression models were used to analyse the impact of youth circumstances on mental health status.

Results

The findings suggests th

SUBMITTER: Hashmi R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9041811 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature