Journal article
Adolescent mental health and behavioural predictors of being NEET: A prospective study of young adults not in employment, education, or training
L Rodwell, H Romaniuk, W Nilsen, JB Carlin, KJ Lee, GC Patton
Psychological Medicine | CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS | Published : 2018
Abstract
Background Young adults who are not in employment, education, or training (NEET) are at risk of long-term economic disadvantage and social exclusion. Knowledge about risk factors for being NEET largely comes from cross-sectional studies of vulnerable individuals. Using data collected over a 10-year period, we examined adolescent predictors of being NEET in young adulthood. Methods We used data on 1938 participants from the Victorian Adolescent Health Cohort Study, a community-based longitudinal study of adolescents in Victoria, Australia. Associations between common mental disorders, disruptive behaviour, cannabis use and drinking behaviour in adolescence, and NEET status at two waves of fol..
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Awarded by NHMRC senior principal research fellowship
Awarded by NHMRC career development fellowship
Awarded by Research Council of Norway
Funding Acknowledgements
Data collection for this study was supported by the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia (NHMRC) and the Victorian Government's Operational Infrastructure Program. GCP is supported by an NHMRC senior principal research fellowship (APP1019877). KJL is supported by an NHMRC career development fellowship (APP1053609). WN is supported by The Research Council of Norway (218373).