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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2023

An Assessment of Austrian School Students' Mental Health and Their Wish for Support: A Mixed Methods Approach.

Katja Haider, Elke Humer, Magdalena Weber, Christoph Pieh, Tiam Ghorab, Rachel Dale, Carina Dinhof, Afsaneh Gächter, Thomas Probst, Andrea Jesser

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Katja HaiderDepartment of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University for Continuing Education Krems, 3500 Krems, Austria.ORCID 0000-0001-7530-180X
Elke HumerDepartment of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University for Continuing Education Krems, 3500 Krems, Austria.ORCID 0000-0001-9776-0353
Magdalena WeberDepartment of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University for Continuing Education Krems, 3500 Krems, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-4654-5191
Christoph PiehDepartment of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University for Continuing Education Krems, 3500 Krems, Austria.ORCID 0000-0003-2708-303X
Tiam GhorabDepartment of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University for Continuing Education Krems, 3500 Krems, Austria.ORCID 0009-0009-8244-0379
Rachel DaleDepartment of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University for Continuing Education Krems, 3500 Krems, Austria.ORCID 0000-0003-0526-8834
Carina DinhofDepartment of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University for Continuing Education Krems, 3500 Krems, Austria.
Afsaneh GächterDepartment of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University for Continuing Education Krems, 3500 Krems, Austria.
Thomas ProbstDepartment of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University for Continuing Education Krems, 3500 Krems, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-6113-2133
Andrea JesserDepartment of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University for Continuing Education Krems, 3500 Krems, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-0872-1131
Universität für Weiterbildung Krems · AT

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Abstract

The mental health of school students has been severely impacted by the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. The present study used a mixed methods approach to assess students' mental health and examine their wishes for support to improve their psychological well-being. We further investigated gender and age group differences in the amount of clinically relevant mental health problems and the roles that mental health and gender had on desired support. Between April and May 2022, a total of 616 Austrian students aged between 14 and 20 participated in a cross-sectional online survey (77.4% female; 19.8% male; 2.8% non-binary) assessing wishes for support regarding mental well-being and mental health indicators (depression: PHQ-9; anxiety: GAD-7; insomnia: ISI; stress: PSS-10; eating disorders: SCOFF; alcohol abuse: CAGE). A wish for support was expressed by 46.6% of the students. Qualitative content analysis revealed that the two most important categories of desired support types were "professional help" and "someone to talk to". The group of students with a wish for support in general significantly more often showed clinically relevant depression, anxiety, insomnia, eating disorders, or high stress symptoms. Students that wished for professional help significantly more often exceeded the cut-off for clinically relevant depression, anxiety, and high stress. Those who wished for someone to talk to significantly more often exceeded the cut-off for clinically relevant eating disorders. The results indicate a great need for support for young people's mental health problems and that this need is even more urgent for students.

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COVID-19Sleep Initiation and Maintenance DisordersAdolescentAdultAnxietyAustriaCross-Sectional StudiesDepressionFemaleHumansMaleMental HealthPandemicsStudentsSurveys and QuestionnairesYoung AdultadolescentsAustriamental healthmental illnessmixed methods researchschool studentswish for supportyoung adults

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PMID36981657
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