Lifetime Mental Health Problems in Adult Lower Secondary Education: A Student Survey
Background/ObjectiveAdult Lower Secondary Education is an education program for basic qualifications for the labor market. Our study aimed to compare lifetime mental health problems between current Adult Lower Secondary Education students and higher Vocational Education students, as the former const...
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| author | Maite Aznárez-Sanado Maite Aznárez-Sanado Raquel Artuch-Garde Raquel Artuch-Garde Sarah Carrica-Ochoa Carlos García-Roda Carlos García-Roda Araceli Arellano David Ramírez-Castillo Gonzalo Arrondo |
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| description | Background/ObjectiveAdult Lower Secondary Education is an education program for basic qualifications for the labor market. Our study aimed to compare lifetime mental health problems between current Adult Lower Secondary Education students and higher Vocational Education students, as the former constitutes a highly distinct and understudied group.MethodsFindings were based on a cross-sectional self-report survey. Lifetime relative odds of occurrence of mental disorders [i.e., psychiatric disorders typically diagnosed in adults, learning difficulties or deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)] were compared between Adult Lower Secondary Education students (n = 134) and Vocational Education students (n = 149).ResultsWhile the frequency of mental health problems was high in both groups, psychiatric disorders typically diagnosed in adults were more common in Adult Lower Secondary Education students than among other students. Vocational Education students reported higher rates of ADHD.ConclusionThere is a need for additional psychological resources for Adult Lower Secondary Education students, an educational level that is the last path for many to acquire a basic degree. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-38726504eabf43ebb23867c48e37b3f62022-12-21T19:05:40ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782020-07-011110.3389/fpsyg.2020.01522542214Lifetime Mental Health Problems in Adult Lower Secondary Education: A Student SurveyMaite Aznárez-Sanado0Maite Aznárez-Sanado1Raquel Artuch-Garde2Raquel Artuch-Garde3Sarah Carrica-Ochoa4Carlos García-Roda5Carlos García-Roda6Araceli Arellano7David Ramírez-Castillo8Gonzalo Arrondo9School of Education and Psychology, University of Navarra, Pamplona, SpainMind-Brain Group, Institute for Culture and Society, University of Navarra, Pamplona, SpainFaculty of Education, Department of Educational Psychology and Psychobiology, Universidad Internacional de la Rioja, Logroño, SpainNational Distance Education University, Associate Center, Pamplona, SpainSchool of Education and Psychology, University of Navarra, Pamplona, SpainSchool of Education and Psychology, University of Navarra, Pamplona, SpainMind-Brain Group, Institute for Culture and Society, University of Navarra, Pamplona, SpainSchool of Education and Psychology, University of Navarra, Pamplona, SpainSchool of Education and Psychology, University of Navarra, Pamplona, SpainMind-Brain Group, Institute for Culture and Society, University of Navarra, Pamplona, SpainBackground/ObjectiveAdult Lower Secondary Education is an education program for basic qualifications for the labor market. Our study aimed to compare lifetime mental health problems between current Adult Lower Secondary Education students and higher Vocational Education students, as the former constitutes a highly distinct and understudied group.MethodsFindings were based on a cross-sectional self-report survey. Lifetime relative odds of occurrence of mental disorders [i.e., psychiatric disorders typically diagnosed in adults, learning difficulties or deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)] were compared between Adult Lower Secondary Education students (n = 134) and Vocational Education students (n = 149).ResultsWhile the frequency of mental health problems was high in both groups, psychiatric disorders typically diagnosed in adults were more common in Adult Lower Secondary Education students than among other students. Vocational Education students reported higher rates of ADHD.ConclusionThere is a need for additional psychological resources for Adult Lower Secondary Education students, an educational level that is the last path for many to acquire a basic degree.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01522/fullvocational educationadult educationmental healthpsychiatric disordersadult lower secondary education |
| spellingShingle | Maite Aznárez-Sanado Maite Aznárez-Sanado Raquel Artuch-Garde Raquel Artuch-Garde Sarah Carrica-Ochoa Carlos García-Roda Carlos García-Roda Araceli Arellano David Ramírez-Castillo Gonzalo Arrondo Lifetime Mental Health Problems in Adult Lower Secondary Education: A Student Survey Frontiers in Psychology vocational education adult education mental health psychiatric disorders adult lower secondary education |
| title | Lifetime Mental Health Problems in Adult Lower Secondary Education: A Student Survey |
| title_full | Lifetime Mental Health Problems in Adult Lower Secondary Education: A Student Survey |
| title_fullStr | Lifetime Mental Health Problems in Adult Lower Secondary Education: A Student Survey |
| title_full_unstemmed | Lifetime Mental Health Problems in Adult Lower Secondary Education: A Student Survey |
| title_short | Lifetime Mental Health Problems in Adult Lower Secondary Education: A Student Survey |
| title_sort | lifetime mental health problems in adult lower secondary education a student survey |
| topic | vocational education adult education mental health psychiatric disorders adult lower secondary education |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01522/full |
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