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dc.contributor.authorSveinsdottir, Vigdis
dc.contributor.authorEriksen, Hege Randi
dc.contributor.authorBaste, Valborg
dc.contributor.authorHetland, Jørn
dc.contributor.authorReme, Silje Endresen
dc.coverage.spatialNorway, Hordalandnb_NO
dc.date.accessioned2019-01-15T14:41:55Z
dc.date.available2019-01-15T14:41:55Z
dc.date.created2018-10-23T16:36:34Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.identifier.citationSveinsdottir, V., Eriksen, H. R., Baste, V., Hetland, J., & Reme, S. E. (2018). Young adults at risk of early work disability: Who are they? BMC Public Health, 18(1).nb_NO
dc.identifier.issn1471-2458
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11250/2580739
dc.description.abstractBackground Young adults that are not in education, training or employment represent a problem across European countries. While some are cases of temporary transitions or short-term inactivity, others represent a more vulnerable group at risk of early work disability. Early exclusion from the labor market represents long lives exposed to detrimental effects of unemployment on health and well-being, and constitutes an economic burden for society. There is need for more knowledge about young adults who are at risk of early work disability but have not yet reached the point of more permanent exclusion. This study aims to investigate social and health-related problems in a Norwegian sample of young adults at risk of early work disability, and their self-perceived causes of illness. Methods Baseline data from participants in the SEED-trial (N = 96), a randomized controlled trial comparing individual placement and support to traditional vocational rehabilitation in young adults at risk of early work disability, were analyzed. Background, health behaviors, adverse social experiences, disability level, physical and mental health, social support, coping, and self-perceived causal attributions of illness were measured. Gender differences were analyzed using chi-square and t-tests. Results Mean age was 24, and 68% were men. One third reported reading and writing difficulties, and 40% had less than high-school education. The majority had experienced bullying (66%) or violence (39%), and 53% reported hazardous alcohol use. Psychological distress was the most prevalent health problem (52%), and women generally had more physical and mental health problems than men. Self-perceived causal attributions of illness were mainly related to relational problems, followed by health behaviors, heredity/genetics, and external environmental factors. Conclusions The study provides a deeper insight into a vulnerable group with substantial challenges related to adverse social experiences, psychological distress, and alcohol use, who emphasized relational problems as the main causal factor for their illness. Findings suggest a need for broader focus on psychological and social factors in vocational rehabilitation efforts targeting young adults at risk of early work disability. Furthermore, gender-specific approaches may be warranted and should be followed up in future studies.nb_NO
dc.language.isoengnb_NO
dc.publisherBioMed Centralnb_NO
dc.rightsNavngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.no*
dc.subjectNEETnb_NO
dc.subjectyoung adultsnb_NO
dc.subjectmental healthnb_NO
dc.subjectbullyingnb_NO
dc.subjectvocational rehabilitationnb_NO
dc.subjectdisabilitynb_NO
dc.subjectunemploymentnb_NO
dc.titleYoung adults at risk of early work disability: who are they?nb_NO
dc.typeJournal articlenb_NO
dc.typePeer reviewednb_NO
dc.description.versionpublishedVersionnb_NO
dc.rights.holder© The Author(s). 2018nb_NO
dc.subject.nsiVDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200::Psykologi: 260::Sosial- og arbeidspsykologi: 263nb_NO
dc.source.pagenumber12nb_NO
dc.source.volume18nb_NO
dc.source.journalBMC Public Healthnb_NO
dc.source.issue1176nb_NO
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/s12889-018-6095-0
dc.identifier.cristin1622860
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cristin.unitnameAL-Idrettsseksjonen - Bergen
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