RT Journal Article
T1 Psychological Distress, Family Support and Employment Status in First-Year University Students in Spain
A1 Arias de la Torre, Jorge
A1 Fernández Villa, Tania
A1 Molina, Antonio José
A1 Alguacil Ojeda, Juan
AB Mental disorders are consistently and closely related to psychological distress. At the startof the university period, the relationship between a student’s psychological distress, family support,and employment status is not well-known. The aims of this study were: To determine the prevalence of psychological distress in first-year university students and to analyze its relationship withfamily support and the student’s employment status. Data from 4166 first-year university studentsfrom nine universities across Spain were considered. The prevalence of psychological distresswas obtained using the GHQ-12, a valid and reliable screening tool to detect poor mental health.To analyze the relationship between psychological distress, family support, and employment status,logistic regression models were fitted. Regarding the prevalence found, 46.9% of men and 54.2% ofwomen had psychological distress. In both genders, psychological distress levels increased as familysupport decreased. Among women, psychological distress was associated with their employmentstatus. The prevalence of psychological distress among first-year university students in Spain ishigh. In addition, family support, and employment status for women, could be factors to takeinto account when developing psychological distress prevention strategies at the beginning of theuniversity period.
PB MDPI
SN 1660-4601
YR 2019
FD 2019-04
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10272/16481
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10272/16481
LA eng
NO Arias de la Torre, J., Fernández Villa, T., Molina, A.,. ... Alguacil Ojeda, J. (2019). Psychological Distress, Family Support and Employment Status in First-Year University Students in Spain. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(7), 1209. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16071209
NO This study was funded by the National Drug Plan from the Ministry of Health, Social Services and Equality of Spain (Codes: 2010 vertical bar 145 and 2013 vertical bar 034).
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
RD 1 jun 2026