Employment and disability among young Australians and associations with psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic

M Shields; MJ Spittal; S Dimov; A Kavanagh; TL King

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Employment and disability among young Australians and associations with psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic

M Shields, MJ Spittal, S Dimov, A Kavanagh, TL King

Ssm Population Health | Published : 2022

DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2022.101140

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Abstract

Background: Emerging global data indicates that the employment status and mental health of young people is being adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, little research has focused on young people with disabilities, despite their lower pre-pandemic employment rates and poorer mental health. We quantified the association between employment status and mental health among young Australians, and tested for effect modification by disability status. Methods: Linear regression analysis of Wave 9 (October–December 2020) of the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC) assessing the association between employment status (employed, unemployed) on psychological distress (Kessler-10..

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Funding Acknowledgements

MS is supported by an Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship provided by the Australian Commonwealth Government. MJS is a recipient of an Australian Research Council Future Fellowship (project number FT180100075) funded by the Australian Government. TLK is supported by an Australian Research Council Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DE200100607) . This research has been funded by a National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia Partnership Project (APP1151843) funded by the Australian Government and the NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence (APP1116385) .