TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Psychological distress, family support and employment status in first-year university students in Spain
JO  - International journal of environmental research and public health
A1  - Arias-de la Torre, Jorge
A1  - Fernández-Villa, Tania
A1  - Molina, Antonio José
A1  - Amezcua-Prieto, Carmen
A1  - Mateos, Ramona
A1  - Cancela, José María
A1  - Delgado-Rodríguez, Miguel
A1  - Ortiz-Moncada, Rocío
A1  - Alguacil, Juan
A1  - Redondo, Susana
A1  - Gómez-Acebo, Inés
A1  - Morales-Suárez-Varela, María
A1  - Blázquez Abellán, Gemma
A1  - Jiménez Mejías, Eladio
A1  - Valero, Luis Félix
A1  - Ayan, Carlos
A1  - Vilorio-Marqués, Laura
A1  - Olmedo-Requena, Rocío
A1  - Martín, Vicente
SP  - e16071209
EP  - e16071209
VL  - 16
IS  - 7
N2  - Mental disorders are consistently and closely related to psychological distress. At the start of 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 with family support and the student's employment status. Data from 4166 first-year university students from nine universities across Spain were considered. The prevalence of psychological distress was 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% of women had psychological distress. In both genders, psychological distress levels increased as family support decreased. Among women, psychological distress was associated with their employment status. The prevalence of psychological distress among first-year university students in Spain is high. In addition, family support, and employment status for women, could be factors to take into account when developing psychological distress prevention strategies at the beginning of the university period.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1661-7827
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16071209
ID  - ref1
ER  -