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abstract: 'Objective: To examine differences between university students,
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vocational education and training (VET) students, tertiary students
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combined and non-students in the prevalence of psychological distress
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and the socio-demographic and economic characteristics associated with
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psychological distress.
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Method: The Kessler Psychological Distress Scale was used to estimate
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the prevalence of moderate (16-21) and high (22-50) distress with data
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from three national surveys: the 2007 Household, Income and Labour
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Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey, the 2007-08 National Health Survey
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(NHS), and the 2007 National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing
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(NSMHWB). Multinomial logistic regression models were also estimated
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using the HILDA survey to examine any differences in the characteristics
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associated with moderate and high distress between the groups.
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Results: There was evidence of a higher prevalence of moderate distress
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in tertiary students than non-students in the HILDA survey (27.1\% vs
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21.2\%, p < 0.05) and the NSMHWB (27.4\% vs 19.5\%, p < 0.05), but not
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the NHS (26.1\% vs 22.5\%, p > 0.05). However, standardized rates for
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age and gender attenuated the difference in moderate distress in the
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HILDA survey and the NSMHWB. The prevalence of high distress was similar
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between the groups in all three surveys. The multinomial regression
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analyses using the HILDA survey showed the following subgroups of
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students to be at a greater risk of high distress relative to those with
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low distress: younger university students, and university and VET
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students with financial problems. Compared to VET students and
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non-students, younger university students and those who worked 1-39
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hours per week in paid employment were at a greater risk of high
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distress.
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Conclusions: There is evidence that tertiary students have a greater
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prevalence of moderate, but not high distress than non-students.
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Financial factors increase the risk of high distress and are likely to
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take on more importance as the participation rate of socio-economically
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disadvantaged students increases.'
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affiliation: 'Cvetkovski, S (Corresponding Author), Univ Melbourne, Orygen Youth Hlth
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Res Ctr, Ctr Youth Mental Hlth, Locked Bag 10, Parkville, Vic 3052, Australia.
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Cvetkovski, Stefan; Reavley, Nicola J.; Jorm, Anthony F., Univ Melbourne, Orygen
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Youth Hlth Res Ctr, Ctr Youth Mental Hlth, Parkville, Vic 3052, Australia.'
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author: Cvetkovski, Stefan and Reavley, Nicola J. and Jorm, Anthony F.
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author-email: stefanc@unimelb.edu.au
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author_list:
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- family: Cvetkovski
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given: Stefan
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- family: Reavley
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given: Nicola J.
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- family: Jorm
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given: Anthony F.
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1177/0004867411435290
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eissn: 1440-1614
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files: []
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issn: 0004-8674
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journal: AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY
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keywords: Psychological distress; tertiary students
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keywords-plus: '2007 NATIONAL-SURVEY; MENTAL-HEALTH; UNIVERSITY-STUDENTS;
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GENERAL-POPULATION; HIGHER-EDUCATION; DISORDERS; DEPRESSION; ANXIETY'
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language: English
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month: MAY
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number: '5'
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number-of-cited-references: '27'
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orcid-numbers: 'Reavley, Nicola/0000-0001-5513-8291
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Jorm, Anthony F/0000-0002-1424-4116'
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pages: 457-467
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papis_id: 843d64189e95cad9b18c0c82e8506204
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ref: Cvetkovski2012prevalencecorrelates
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researcherid-numbers: 'Reavley, Nicola/ABE-6510-2020
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Jorm, Anthony F/B-5555-2009'
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times-cited: '133'
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title: The prevalence and correlates of psychological distress in Australian tertiary
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students compared to their community peers
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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unique-id: WOS:000304181700009
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usage-count-last-180-days: '2'
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usage-count-since-2013: '35'
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volume: '46'
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web-of-science-categories: Psychiatry
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year: '2012'
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