Research PaperMental health trajectories of young people after disability onset
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Data
The data used in this study are a subset of the first 7 waves (2001 to 2007) of the survey of Household Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) [35], [36], [37]. Beginning with 7500 Australian households in 2001, HILDA is a nationally representative, nonrefreshed panel survey conducted annually for households with respondents of age 15 years or older. HILDA response rates have improved over 7 years from 66% to 95%. Data collection consists of an interview and a self-completion
The appropriate number of latent classes
The special unconditional GMM fit statistics suggested that a multiclass model with both linear and quadratic factors for the young people’s mental health trajectories was preferable to a single-class model. While a 4-class model was shown to be statistically tenable, closer inspection suggested that a 3-class model was appropriate. This is because 2 classes had similar characteristics in the 4-class model and, as one of these classes contained only a few individuals, a 3-class model was deemed
Principal findings
This study has demonstrated the value of examining mental health status both immediately prior to and following onset of disability to better understand the impact of disability on mental health status. In doing so, the findings demonstrate that young people who report disability do so from different starting points in relation to their mental health. One group of young people report very low mental health prior to disability onset, while the other 2 groups report mental health close to the
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Financial disclosure: This study was supported by an Australian Research Council Discovery Grant. The 4 authors report no conflict of interest. This article uses unit record data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey. The HILDA Project was initiated and is funded by the Australian Government Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA) and is managed by the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research (MIAESR). The findings and views reported in this article, however, are those of the authors and should not be attributed to either FaHCSIA or the MIAESR.