Aznárez-Sanado Maite, Artuch-Garde Raquel, Carrica-Ochoa Sarah, García-Roda Carlos, Arellano Araceli, Ramírez-Castillo David, Arrondo Gonzalo
School of Education and Psychology, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.
Mind-Brain Group, Institute for Culture and Society, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.
Front Psychol. 2020 Jul 6;11:1522. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01522. eCollection 2020.
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE: Adult Lower Secondary Education is an education program for basic qualifications for the labor market. Our study aimed to compare lifetime mental health problems between current Adult Lower Secondary Education students and higher Vocational Education students, as the former constitutes a highly distinct and understudied group.
Findings were based on a cross-sectional self-report survey. Lifetime relative odds of occurrence of mental disorders [i.e., psychiatric disorders typically diagnosed in adults, learning difficulties or deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)] were compared between Adult Lower Secondary Education students ( = 134) and Vocational Education students ( = 149).
While the frequency of mental health problems was high in both groups, psychiatric disorders typically diagnosed in adults were more common in Adult Lower Secondary Education students than among other students. Vocational Education students reported higher rates of ADHD.
There is a need for additional psychological resources for Adult Lower Secondary Education students, an educational level that is the last path for many to acquire a basic degree.
背景/目的：成人初中教育是一项为劳动力市场提供基本资格的教育项目。我们的研究旨在比较当前成人初中教育学生与高等职业教育学生一生中心理健康问题的情况，因为前者是一个高度独特且研究不足的群体。
研究结果基于一项横断面自我报告调查。比较了成人初中教育学生（n = 134）和职业教育学生（n = 149）一生中发生精神障碍（即通常在成人中诊断出的精神疾病、学习困难或注意力缺陷多动障碍（ADHD））的相对几率。
虽然两组心理健康问题的发生率都很高，但通常在成人中诊断出的精神疾病在成人初中教育学生中比在其他学生中更常见。职业教育学生报告的ADHD发生率更高。
需要为成人初中教育学生提供更多心理资源，这一教育水平是许多人获得基础学位的最后途径。
