Dirección de Investigaciones Epidemiológicas y Psicosociales, Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de la Fuente, 14370, México DF, México.
Salud Publica Mex. 2012 Jul-Aug;54(4):410-7. doi: 10.1590/s0036-36342012000400011.
Limited educational and job opportunities for youth has led to a phenomenon termed NEET (not in education, employment or training). The objective is to estimate the prevalence of psychiatric disorders, substance use and suicidal behavior in youth classified as NEET and to compare with those who study only, work only or do both.
3 005 12-to-17 year-olds in Mexico City were evaluated in 2005 with the Composite International Diagnostic Interview. Descriptive and logistic regression analyses considered the multistage weighted sample design.
NEET youth as well as those who work only or study and work simultaneously have greater odds of psychiatric disorder, substance use and suicidal behavior compared to those who study exclusively even after controlling for social disadvantage.
Vulnerability is not circumscribed to NEET adolescents, but to all teens who are not exclusive students. Supporting youth to continue studying exclusively may buffer negative mental health outcomes.
青年受教育和就业机会有限,导致出现了被称为“NEET”(即未在接受教育、未在就业或未在接受培训)的现象。本研究旨在评估被归类为 NEET 的青年中精神障碍、物质使用和自杀行为的发生率,并与仅学习、仅工作或两者兼有的青年进行比较。
2005 年,对墨西哥城 3005 名 12 至 17 岁的青少年进行了评估,使用了复合国际诊断访谈。描述性和逻辑回归分析考虑了多阶段加权样本设计。
与仅学习的青少年相比,NEET 青年以及仅工作或同时学习和工作的青少年,出现精神障碍、物质使用和自杀行为的可能性更高,即使在控制了社会劣势因素后也是如此。
脆弱性不仅限于 NEET 青少年,也包括所有非全日制学生的青少年。支持青少年继续接受全日制教育可能有助于缓冲负面心理健康结果。