Not in Education, Employment, or Training Status Among Young Swiss Men. Longitudinal Associations With Mental Health and Substance Use

Baggio, Stéphanie; Iglesias, Katia; Deline, Stéphane; Studer, Joseph; Henchoz, Yves; Mohler‐Kuo, Meichun; Gmel, Gerhard

doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2014.09.006

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“…Although not statistically significant, there was a trend for the NEET group in our study to have a higher likelihood of a substance use diagnosis at baseline. In addition to being in line with Hafner’s results, our finding in this regard is also consistent with other research pointing to the association between substance misuse and NEET status [4, 36, 43]. …”

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A NEET distinction: youths not in employment, education or training follow different pathways to illness and care in psychosis

Iyer

Mustafa

Gariépy

et al. 2018

Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol

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PurposeThe early phases of psychosis, including the prodrome, often feature educational/occupational difficulties and various symptoms and signs, that can render or keep youths “Not in Employment, Education or Training” (NEET). Conversely, NEET status itself may increase risk for illness progression and impaired functioning, and impede access to appropriate services for psychosis. As these issues have not been investigated, we aimed to examine differences in the illness and care pathways and characteristics of youths with psychosis who are NEET and non-NEET.MethodsYouths entering a catchment-based Canadian early intervention service for psychosis (N = 416) were assessed as being NEET or non-NEET and compared on symptomatology, premorbid adjustment, prodrome and duration of untreated psychosis (DUP).ResultsThirty-nine percent of the sample was NEET. Compared to non-NEET youths, NEET youths had 34% higher negative symptoms scores, longer prodromes (median of 52 weeks vs. 24 weeks), and were more often continuously ill after their first psychiatric change until the onset of psychosis (62% vs. 45%). Both groups had similar premorbid adjustment scores until late adolescence when scores were significantly worse for NEET youths. Accounting for other predictors, NEET youths had 23% longer DUPs on average, despite having made more help-seeking attempts.ConclusionsDespite being more narrowly defined, NEET status was thrice as prevalent in our sample as in the Canadian population. The NEET group followed a distinct trajectory of persistent symptoms and functional decline before presenting with a psychotic disorder. The systemic delays that NEET youths encountered indicate a need for better-targeted early identification efforts.

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confidence: 93%

A NEET distinction: youths not in employment, education or training follow different pathways to illness and care in psychosis

Iyer

Mustafa

Gariépy

et al. 2018

Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol

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“…133 Poor health and diffi cult transitions into the workplace go hand in hand; those who are NEET have high rates of mental health problems, suicide risk, and substance abuse. 134,135 …”

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Our future: a Lancet commission on adolescent health and wellbeing

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“…The transition to young adulthood also coincides with the age of peak prevalence of psychiatric disorder, and young people on the margins of society are known to be at risk for mental ill-health (Baggio et al, 2015;Benjet et al, 2012;Bynner & Parsons, 2002;Patel, Flisher, Hetrick, & McGorry, 2007;Veldman, Reijneveld, Almansa Ortiz, Verhulst, & Bultmann, 2015;Waghorn, Chant, Lloyd, & Harris, 2011). It is thus crucial to understand whether NEET youths experience more than their share of mental health problems and substance abuse, and whether knowledge of their mental health histories can inform the services provided to them during this vulnerable period.…”

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Committed to work but vulnerable: self‐perceptions and mental health in NEET 18‐year olds from a contemporary British cohort

Goldman‐Mellor

Caspi

Arseneault

et al. 2015

Child Psychology Psychiatry

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Background Labour market disengagement among youths has lasting negative economic and social consequences, yet is poorly understood. We compared four types of work-related self-perceptions, as well as vulnerability to mental health and substance abuse problems, among youths not in education, employment, or training (NEET) and among their peers. Methods Participants were from the Environmental Risk (E-Risk) longitudinal study, a nationally representative U.K. cohort of 2,232 twins born in 1994–95. We measured commitment to work, job-search effort, professional/technical skills, “soft” skills (e.g., teamwork, decision-making, communication), optimism about getting ahead, and mental health and substance-use disorders at age 18. We also examined childhood mental health. Results At age 18, 11.6% of participants were NEET. NEET participants reported themselves as committed to work and searching for jobs with greater diligence than their non-NEET peers. However, they reported fewer “soft” skills (B = −0.98, p < .001) and felt less optimistic about their likelihood of getting ahead in life (B = −2.41, p < .001). NEET youths also had higher rates of concurrent mental health and substance-abuse problems, but these did not explain the relationship with work-related self-perceptions. Nearly 60% of NEET (vs. 35% of non-NEET) youths had already experienced ≥1 mental health problem in childhood/adolescence. Associations of NEET status with concurrent mental health problems were independent of pre-existing mental health vulnerability. Conclusions Our findings indicate that while NEET is clearly an economic and mental health issue, it does not appear to be a motivation issue. Alongside skills, work-related self-perceptions and mental-health problems may be targets for intervention and service provision among this high-risk population.

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Not in Education, Employment, or Training Status Among Young Swiss Men. Longitudinal Associations With Mental Health and Substance Use

Cited by 88 publications

References 22 publications

A NEET distinction: youths not in employment, education or training follow different pathways to illness and care in psychosis

A NEET distinction: youths not in employment, education or training follow different pathways to illness and care in psychosis

Our future: a Lancet commission on adolescent health and wellbeing

Committed to work but vulnerable: self‐perceptions and mental health in NEET 18‐year olds from a contemporary British cohort

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