Publications by authors named "Ramona Mateos"
Mental disorders are consistently and closely related to psychological distress. At the start of the university period, the relationship between a student's psychological distress, family support, and employment status is not well-known. The aims of this study were: To determine the prevalence of psychological distress in first-year university students and to analyze its relationship with family support and the student's employment status.
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- The study looked at how common illegal drug use is among college students, focusing on usage at different time intervals and its links to family support and other factors.
- Data was collected from nearly 3,800 students, examining the use of various substances and how related factors like family support, age, living situation, and job status influenced drug use, with separate analyses for men and women.
- Findings showed that lower family support correlated with higher drug use, with notable gender differences in consumption patterns, suggesting that college life can be a critical time for drug use onset and highlighting the importance of family support in prevention.