TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Educational attainment as a protective factor for psychiatric disorders: findings from a nationally representative longitudinal study
JO  - Depression and anxiety
A1  - Erickson, Julie
A1  - El-Gabalawy, Renee
A1  - Palitsky, Daniel
A1  - Patten, Scott
A1  - Mackenzie, Corey S.
A1  - Stein, Murray B.
A1  - Sareen, Jitender
SP  - 1013
EP  - 1022
VL  - 33
IS  - 11
N2  - OBJECTIVE: This study examined cross-sectional and longitudinal relationships between educational attainment and psychiatric disorders (i.e., mood, anxiety, substance use, and personality disorders) using a nationally representative survey of US adults. <br><br>METHOD: We used data from Waves 1 and 2 of the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions (N = 34,653). Bivariate and multiple logistic regressions examined cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between educational attainment and a variety of past-year and incident anxiety, mood, and substance use disorders, controlling for sociodemographics and psychiatric disorder comorbidity. <br><br>RESULTS: Adjusted cross-sectional data indicated that educational attainment below a graduate or professional degree at Wave 2 was associated with significantly higher odds of substance use and/or dependence disorders (adjusted odds ratio range (AORR = 1.55-2.55, P < 0.001). Longitudinal adjusted regression analyses indicated that individuals reporting less than a college education at Wave 1 were at significantly higher odds of experiencing any incident mood (AORR 1.49-1.64, P < 0.01), anxiety (AORR 1.35-1.69, P < 0.01), and substance use disorder (AORR 1.50-2.02, P < 0.01) at Wave 2 even after controlling for other sociodemographic variables and psychiatric comorbidity. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Findings lend support to other published research demonstrating that educational attainment is protective against developing a spectrum of psychiatric disorders. Mechanisms underlying this relationship are speculative and in need of additional research.<br><br>© 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1091-4269
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/da.22515
ID  - ref1
ER  -