Active labour market policies in emerging adulthood may act as a protective factor against future depressiveness: an analysis of the long-term trajectories of depressive symptoms in the Northern Swedish Cohort

• Main Authors: Pekka Virtanen (Author), Tapio Nummi (Author), Hugo Westerlund (Author), Per-Olof Östergren (Author), Urban Janlert (Author), Anne Hammarström (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2024-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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IntroductionDrawing upon the framework of life course epidemiology, this study aligns with research on the mental health consequences of significant social transitions during early adulthood. The focus is on the variation in initial labour market attachment and the development of depressiveness, ass...