Universität zu Köln

Rathmann, Katharina ORCID: 0000-0002-2892-1624, Pfoertner, Timo-Kolja, Hurrelmann, Klaus, Osorio, Ana M., Bosakova, Lucia ORCID: 0000-0001-8381-7064, Elgar, Frank J. and Richter, Matthias ORCID: 0000-0003-3898-3332 (2016). The great recession, youth unemployment and inequalities in psychological health complaints in adolescents: a multilevel study in 31 countries. Int. J. Public Health, 61 (7). S. 809 - 820. BASEL: SPRINGER BASEL AG. ISSN 1661-8564

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Abstract

Little is known about the impact of recessions on young people's socioeconomic inequalities in health. This study investigates the impact of the economic recession in terms of youth unemployment on socioeconomic inequalities in psychological health complaints among adolescents across Europe and North America. Data from the WHO collaborative 'Health Behaviour in School-aged Children' (HBSC) study were collected in 2005/06 (N = 160,830) and 2009/10 (N = 166,590) in 31 European and North American countries. Logistic multilevel models were used to assess the contribution of youth unemployment in 2009/10 (enduring recession) and the change in youth unemployment (2005-2010) to adolescent psychological health complaints and socioeconomic inequalities in complaints in 2009/10. Youth unemployment during the recession is positively related to psychological health complaints, but not to inequalities in complaints. Changes in youth unemployment (2005-2010) were not associated with adolescents' psychological health complaints, whereas greater inequalities in complaints were found in countries with greater increases in youth unemployment. This study highlights the need to tackle the impact of increasing unemployment on adolescent health and health inequalities during economic recessions.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Rathmann, Katharina UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-2892-1624 UNSPECIFIED Pfoertner, Timo-Kolja UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Hurrelmann, Klaus UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Osorio, Ana M. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Bosakova, Lucia UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0001-8381-7064 UNSPECIFIED Elgar, Frank J. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Richter, Matthias UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0003-3898-3332 UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-265649
DOI:	10.1007/s00038-016-0866-0
Journal or Publication Title:	Int. J. Public Health
Volume:	61
Number:	7
Page Range:	S. 809 - 820
Date:	2016
Publisher:	SPRINGER BASEL AG
Place of Publication:	BASEL
ISSN:	1661-8564
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN; FAMILY AFFLUENCE; ECONOMIC RECESSION; FINANCIAL CRISIS; MENTAL-HEALTH; BEHAVIOR Multiple languages Public, Environmental & Occupational Health Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/26564