A latent profile analysis of psychosocial factors and trauma exposure in U.K. students and their association with mental health and academic persistence.

Objective: The prevalence of previous trauma exposure among university students is widespread. Trauma can have a serious impact on students' mental health, university experience, and academic persistence. This is the first study to use latent profile analysis to assess how differing levels of psychosocial variables combine with trauma exposure to draw together psychological profiles among university students.