Self-Rated Health and Psychological Distress among Emerging Adults in Italy: A Comparison between Data on University Students, Young Workers and Working Students Collected through the 2005 and 2013 National Health Surveys

Isabella Giulia Franzoi, Fabrizio D’Ovidio, Giuseppe Costa, Angelo d’Errico and Antonella Granieri
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Isabella Giulia Franzoi: Department of Psychology, University of Turin, 10124 Turin, Italy
Fabrizio D’Ovidio: Department of Neurosciences “Rita Levi Montalcini”, University of Turin, 10126 Turin, Italy
Giuseppe Costa: Department of Clinical and Biological Science, University of Turin, 10043 Orbassano, Italy
Angelo d’Errico: Department of Epidemiology, Azienda Sanitaria Locale TO3, 10095 Grugliasco, Italy
Antonella Granieri: Department of Psychology, University of Turin, 10124 Turin, Italy

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 12, 1-12

Abstract: Background. The present study aimed at comparing self-reported physical health and mental health among university students, workers, and working students aged between 19 years and 29 years. Method. Using data from National Health Surveys held in 2005 and 2013, a cross-sectional study was conducted on 18,612 Italian emerging adults grouped into three groups: university students, workers, and working students. The odds ratios of self-reported anxiety or depression, poor general health, and poor mental health and physical health (as assessed through SF-12) were estimated through logistic regression models adjusted for potential confounders. Results. Compared with workers, students showed an increased risk of anxiety or depression and a lower risk of poor general health. Students and working students showed an increased risk of reporting weak mental health compared with that in workers, while students displayed a lower risk of poor physical health. Significant differences were not found between the 2005 and 2013 surveys. Conclusions. These results are of considerable importance for psychologists as well as educational and occupation-based institutions for planning prevention programs and clinical interventions.

Keywords: emerging adulthood; university students; young workers; health; distress (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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