A comparison of mental health of student and not student emerging adults living in Ecuador.

ABSTRACT: Most of the studies about mental health and quality of life of emerging adults have been conducted in developed countries and non-students' population has been neglected, limiting the generalisation of the results to other socioeconomic realities. This paper reports the results of an observational study on differences between the two cohorts (students vs non-students) both on mental health and quality of life measures but also on demographic, lifestyle and mental health variables in emerging adults living in a middle-income country. Associations between variables and interactions in the prediction of both outcomes scores were explored to understand how much other variables may contribute to differences between the two groups. We found poorer mental health and worse health-related quality o

SUBMITTER: Paz C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9880921 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature