Daly, Michael (2022) Prevalence of Psychological Distress Among Working-Age Adults in the United States, 1999–2018. American Journal of Public Health, 112 (7). pp. 1045-1049. ISSN 0090-0036

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Objectives. To test whether the prevalence of reported psychological distress increased among working-age adults in the United States between 1999 and 2018. Methods. I examined psychological distress in the past 30 days using the Kessler-6 Distress Scale, completed by 403 223 participants aged 25 to 64 years across 20 annual waves of the National Health Interview Study conducted from 1999 to 2018. I examined overall and demographic-specific trends. Results. The prevalence of psychological distress in the past 30 days increased from 16.1% in 1999–2000 to 22.6% in 2017–2018, an increase of 6.5 percentage points (95% confidence interval [CI]55.6, 7.3) or 40% from 1999–2000 levels. Statistically significant increases in the prevalence of distress were observed across all age, gender, race/ethnicity, and educational attainment subgroups examined. Rates of serious psychological distress increased from 2.7% in 1999–2000 to 4% in 2017–2018, an increase of 1.3 percentage points (95% CI50.9, 1.6). Conclusions. Since 1999, there has been an upward trend in reported psychological distress among working-aged adults in the United States. (Am J Public Health. 2022;112(7):1045–1049. https://doi.org/ 10.2105/AJPH.2022.306828)

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	Psychological Distress; Working-Age Adults; United States; 1999–2018;
Academic Unit:	Faculty of Science and Engineering > Psychology
Item ID:	19145
Identification Number:	https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2022.306828
Depositing User:	Michael Daly
Date Deposited:	04 Nov 2024 14:21
Journal or Publication Title:	American Journal of Public Health
Publisher:	American Public Health Association
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	Publisher
Use Licence:	This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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