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Relevance of well-being, resilience, and health-related quality of life to mental health profiles of European adolescents: results from a cross-sectional analysis of the school-based multinational UPRIGHT project

  • Carlota Las Hayas
  • , Maider Mateo-Abad
  • , Itziar Vergara
  • , Irantzu Izco-Basurko
  • , Ana González-Pinto
  • , Silvia Gabrielli
  • , Iwona Mazur
  • , Odin Hjemdal
  • , Dora Gudrun Gudmundsdottir
  • , Hans Henrik Knoop
  • , Anna S. Olafsdottir
  • , Ane Fullaondo
  • , Nerea González
  • , Javier Mar-Medina
  • , Dominik Krzyżanowski
  • , Roxanna Morote
  • , Frederick Anyan
  • , Mette Marie Ledertoug
  • , Louise Tidmand
  • , Unnur Björk Arnfjord
  • Ingibjorg Kaldalons, Bryndis Jona Jonsdottir, Esteban de Manuel Keenoy, Iñaki Zorrilla-Martínez, Patricia Pérez-Martínez-de-Arrieta, Igor Larrañaga, Sara Carbone, Silvia Rizzi, Valeria Donisi, Hrefna Pálsdóttir, Alda Ingibergsdóttir
  • Kronikgune Institute for Health Services Research
  • Health Services Research on Chronic Patients Network (REDISSEC)
  • Biodonostia Health Research Institute
  • CIBER of Mental Health
  • Bioaraba Health Research Institute
  • Universidad del Pais Vasco
  • Hospital Universitario Araba
  • Bruno Kessler Foundation
  • Daily Centre for Psychiatry and Speech Disorders
  • Wroclaw Medical University
  • Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet
  • Directorate of Health
  • Aarhus Universitet
  • North-West University
  • Háskóli Íslands
  • Barrualde-Galdakao Integrated Health Organisation
  • Debagoiena Integrated Health Organisation

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Abstract

Purpose: The existing evidence suggests that a complete evaluation of mental health should incorporate both psychopathology and mental well-being indicators. However, few studies categorize European adolescents into subgroups based on such complete mental health data. This study used the data on mental well-being and symptoms of mental and behavioral disorders to explore the mental health profiles of adolescents in Europe. Methods: Data collected from adolescents (N = 3767; mean age 12.4 [SD = 0.9]) from five European countries supplied the information on their mental well-being (personal resilience, school resilience, quality of life, and mental well-being) and mental and behavioral disorder symptoms (anxiety, depression, stress, bullying, cyber-bullying, and use of tobacco, alcohol, or cannabis). Multiple correspondence analysis and cluster analysis were combined to classify the youths into mental health profiles. Results: Adolescents were categorized into three mental health profiles. The "poor mental health" profile (6%) was characterized by low levels of well-being and moderate symptoms of mental disorders. The "good mental health" profile group (26%) showed high well-being and few symptoms of mental disorders, and the "intermediate mental health" profile (68%) was characterized by average well-being and mild-to-moderate symptoms of mental disorders. Groups with higher levels of well-being and fewer symptoms of mental disorders showed lower rates of behavioral problems. Mental well-being indicators strongly contributed to this classification. Conclusion: Adolescents with the "intermediate" or "poor" mental health profiles may benefit from interventions to improve mental health. Implications for school-based interventions are discussed. Trial registration number (TRN) and date of registration: ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03951376. Registered 15 May 2019.
Original languageSpanish
JournalSocial Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2021

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  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

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