Mental health issues in childhood and adolescence, psychosocial resources and socioeconomic status – An analysis of the KiGGS Wave 2 data
Mental health burdens are among the most common health issues in childhood and adolescence. Psychosocial resources can act as protective factors and can help in preventing the development and reduce the symptoms of mental health issues. This article discusses this relationship and the availability o...
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| description | Mental health burdens are among the most common health issues in childhood and adolescence. Psychosocial resources can act as protective factors and can help in preventing the development and reduce the symptoms of mental health issues. This article discusses this relationship and the availability of these resources within the three different social status groups among 11- to 17-year-olds. The database is the second wave of the German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents (KiGGS Wave 2, 2014–2017). Mental health issues were assessed via the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaires; psychosocial resources via self-reported personal, family and social resources; social status was ascertained through a multidimensional index based on the information provided by parents on education, occupational status and income. The analyses show that 11- to 17-year-olds who have psychosocial resources are less likely to show mental health issues (independent of their social status) and that, compared to high social status, mental health issues are more frequently associated with low social status. Children from (socially) worse-off families have less access to resources. The results consequently highlight the importance of prevention and health promotion measures directed at strengthening resources. Focusing such measures on the needs of disadvantaged population groups should contribute to health equity. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-910bdfec333a41cdb95b8999dca968d42024-02-22T12:34:32ZdeuRobert Koch InstituteJournal of Health Monitoring2511-27082021-12-0164203310.25646/8865johm-6-4-20Mental health issues in childhood and adolescence, psychosocial resources and socioeconomic status – An analysis of the KiGGS Wave 2 dataClaudia Schmidtke0Raimund Geene1Heike Hölling2Thomas Lampert3Robert Koch Institute, Berlin Department of Epidemiology and Health MonitoringBerlin School of Public Health, Alice Salomon Hochschule, BerlinRobert Koch Institute, Berlin Department of Epidemiology and Health MonitoringRobert Koch Institute, Berlin Department of Epidemiology and Health MonitoringMental health burdens are among the most common health issues in childhood and adolescence. Psychosocial resources can act as protective factors and can help in preventing the development and reduce the symptoms of mental health issues. This article discusses this relationship and the availability of these resources within the three different social status groups among 11- to 17-year-olds. The database is the second wave of the German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents (KiGGS Wave 2, 2014–2017). Mental health issues were assessed via the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaires; psychosocial resources via self-reported personal, family and social resources; social status was ascertained through a multidimensional index based on the information provided by parents on education, occupational status and income. The analyses show that 11- to 17-year-olds who have psychosocial resources are less likely to show mental health issues (independent of their social status) and that, compared to high social status, mental health issues are more frequently associated with low social status. Children from (socially) worse-off families have less access to resources. The results consequently highlight the importance of prevention and health promotion measures directed at strengthening resources. Focusing such measures on the needs of disadvantaged population groups should contribute to health equity.https://www.rki.de/EN/Content/Health_Monitoring/Health_Reporting/GBEDownloadsJ/Focus_en/JoHM_04_2021_Mental_Health_Issues_Resources_SES.pdf?__blob=publicationFilemental health burdenspsychosocial resourceskiggs wave 2social situation-based health promotion |
| spellingShingle | Claudia Schmidtke Raimund Geene Heike Hölling Thomas Lampert Mental health issues in childhood and adolescence, psychosocial resources and socioeconomic status – An analysis of the KiGGS Wave 2 data Journal of Health Monitoring mental health burdens psychosocial resources kiggs wave 2 social situation-based health promotion |
| title | Mental health issues in childhood and adolescence, psychosocial resources and socioeconomic status – An analysis of the KiGGS Wave 2 data |
| title_full | Mental health issues in childhood and adolescence, psychosocial resources and socioeconomic status – An analysis of the KiGGS Wave 2 data |
| title_fullStr | Mental health issues in childhood and adolescence, psychosocial resources and socioeconomic status – An analysis of the KiGGS Wave 2 data |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mental health issues in childhood and adolescence, psychosocial resources and socioeconomic status – An analysis of the KiGGS Wave 2 data |
| title_short | Mental health issues in childhood and adolescence, psychosocial resources and socioeconomic status – An analysis of the KiGGS Wave 2 data |
| title_sort | mental health issues in childhood and adolescence psychosocial resources and socioeconomic status an analysis of the kiggs wave 2 data |
| topic | mental health burdens psychosocial resources kiggs wave 2 social situation-based health promotion |
| url | https://www.rki.de/EN/Content/Health_Monitoring/Health_Reporting/GBEDownloadsJ/Focus_en/JoHM_04_2021_Mental_Health_Issues_Resources_SES.pdf?__blob=publicationFile |
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