University of Groningen
Mental health, education, and work in Canada, the Netherlands, and the United States
Minh, Anita
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Mental health, education and work in Canada, the Netherlands,
and the United States: A comparative, life course investigation
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The studies in this thesis were conducted within the University of British Columbia, School of Population and Public Health and the Research Institute SHARE of the Graduate School of Medical Sciences, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, under the auspices of the research program Public Health Research.
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MENTAL HEALTH, EDUCATION AND WORK IN CANADA, THE NETHERLANDS, AND THE UNITED STATES: A COMPARATIVE, LIFE COURSE INVESTIGATION
by
Anita Minh
MSc, the University of British Columbia, 2015
A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
in
THE FACULTY OF GRADUATE AND POSTDOCTORAL STUDIES (Population and Public Health)
THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (Vancouver, Canada)
and
THE FACULTY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES (Health Sciences)
THE UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN (Groningen, the Netherlands)
Mental health, education and work in Canada, the Netherlands, and
the United States
A comparative, life course investigation
PhD thesis
to obtain the degree of PhD at the University of Groningen
on the authority of the Rector Magnificus Prof. C. Wijmenga
and in accordance with the decision by the College of Deans
and
the University of British Columbia Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
Joint PhD degree
The public defense will take place on Tuesday 15 June 2021 at 16.15 hours
by Anita Minh born on 6 December 1989
Supervisors Prof. U. Bültmann Dr. C. B. McLeod Prof. S. A. Reijneveld Co-supervisor Dr. M. Guhn Assessment committee Prof. E. Mittendorfer-Rutz Prof. E. Oviedo-Joekes Prof. A.J. Oldehinkel Prof. R.P.M. Wittek
Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Introduction ... 1
Chapter 2. Childhood socioeconomic status and depressive symptom trajectories in the transition to adulthood in the United States and Canada ... 19
Chapter 3. Depressive symptom trajectories and early adult education and employment: comparing longitudinal cohorts in Canada and the United States ... 39
Chapter 4. What is the role of low educational attainment on the pathway from adolescent mental health to NEET in early adulthood? A causal mediation analysis in the Dutch TRAILS cohort. ... 57
Chapter 5. Does high school completion mediate the path from adolescent mental health to NEET in young adulthood? Comparing two cohorts born 10 years apart ... 75
Chapter 6. Discussion and Conclusion ... 93
English Language Summary ... 141
Appendices ... 147
Acknowledgements ... 163
About the author ... 167
Publications ... 169
