Ten-year changes in the psychosocial well-being, psychopathology, substance use, suicidality, bullying, and sense of coherence of 18-year-old males: a Finnish population-based time-trend study

We studied Finnish 18-year-old males attending obligatory military call-up assessments in 1999 ( n  = 2340) and 2009 ( n  = 4309) on time-trend changes in psychosocial well-being, psychopathology, substance use, suicidality, bullying, and sense of coherence. Subjects filled in questionnaires, includ...

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Published in:European child & adolescent psychiatry 2021-02, Vol.30 (2), p.313-325
Main Authors: Kronström, Kim, Multimäki, Petteri, Ristkari, Terja, Parkkola, Kai, Sillanmäki, Lauri, Sourander, Andre
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Attention
Bullying
Bullying - psychology
Child & adolescent psychiatry
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Drug abuse
Drug use
Finland - epidemiology
Health problems
Humans
Male
Males
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Men
Mental disorders
Mental health
Original Contribution
Population studies
Population-based studies
Psychiatry
Psychopathology
Psychopathology - methods
Psychosocial factors
Psychosocial well being
Questionnaires
Self report
Sense of coherence
Sense of Coherence - ethics
Substance abuse
Substance use
Substance-Related Disorders - epidemiology
Substance-Related Disorders - psychology
Suicidal ideation
Suicide
Suicide - psychology
Suicides & suicide attempts
Surveys and Questionnaires
Time Factors
Well being
Young adults
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Summary:We studied Finnish 18-year-old males attending obligatory military call-up assessments in 1999 ( n  = 2340) and 2009 ( n  = 4309) on time-trend changes in psychosocial well-being, psychopathology, substance use, suicidality, bullying, and sense of coherence. Subjects filled in questionnaires, including the Young Adult Self-Report (YASR) for psychopathology and the Orientation to Life Questionnaire (SOC-13) for sense of coherence. The prevalence of minor mental health problems in the last 6 months decreased from 22.3% in 1999 to 18.6% in 2009 (OR 0.8, 95% CI 0.7–0.9), whereas severe mental health problems remained stable. Suicidal thoughts decreased from 5.7 to 3.7% (OR 0.6, 95% CI 0.5–0.8). The use of illicit drugs decreased from 6.0 to 4.7% (OR 0.8, 95% CI 0.6–0.95), but being drunk at least once a week increased from 10.3 to 13.4% (OR 1.3, 95% CI 1.0–1.5). Attention problems increased in YASR syndrome domains (mean score 2.9 vs 3.2, p  
ISSN:1018-8827
1435-165X
DOI:10.1007/s00787-020-01517-4