Civic engagement and mental health trajectories in Norwegian youth.
| Autor: | Wiium N; Department of Psychosocial Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway., Kristensen SM; Department of Health Promotion and Development, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway., Årdal E; Department of Health Promotion and Development, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway., Bøe T; Department of Psychosocial Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway., Gaspar de Matos M; Instituto de Saúde Ambiental, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal., Karhina K; Department of Psychosocial Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway., Larsen TMB; Department of Health Promotion and Development, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway., Urke HB; Department of Health Promotion and Development, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway., Wold B; Department of Health Promotion and Development, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Frontiers in public health [Front Public Health] 2023 Oct 19; Vol. 11, pp. 1214141. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Oct 19 (Print Publication: 2023). |
| DOI: | 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1214141 |
| Abstrakt: | Introduction: Applying variable-centered analytical approaches, several studies have found an association between civic engagement and youth mental health. In the present study, we used a person-centered approach to explore whether civic engagement was related to optimal trajectories of mental health compared to other trajectories. We also examined how sociodemographic factors, such as socioeconomic status (SES), gender and age were related to youth mental health trajectories. Methods: Our sample comprised 675 students (aged 16-22) who had participated in three waves of data collection ( M Results: The results revealed three trajectories of mental health (reflecting a combination of mental distress and mental well-being): optimal, intermediate, and sub-optimal. Contrary to our expectations, higher levels of civic engagement were not related to the optimal trajectory of mental health vs. other trajectories. However, we found that students who reported higher levels of SES and males were more likely to follow the optimal trajectory compared to other trajectories. Discussion: While the findings on civic engagement could be due to our measurement's inability to capture the concept of "dugnad," a well-established civic activity in the Norwegian society, the findings regarding the influence of SES and gender suggest that there is still more work to be done concerning the assessment and advancement of factors that can address mental health inequalities across SES and gender. Competing Interests: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. (Copyright © 2023 Wiium, Kristensen, Årdal, Bøe, Gaspar de Matos, Karhina, Larsen, Urke and Wold.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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