dc.contributor.author | Bonsaksen, Tore | |
dc.contributor.author | Heir, Trond | |
dc.contributor.author | Ekeberg, Øivind | |
dc.contributor.author | Grimholt, Tine K | |
dc.contributor.author | Lerdal, Anners | |
dc.contributor.author | Skogstad, Laila | |
dc.contributor.author | Schou-Bredal, Inger | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-03-19T06:12:39Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-03-19T06:12:39Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2019 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Archives of Public Health. 2019 Mar 18;77(1):10 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10852/67305 | |
dc.description.abstract | Background
Self-evaluations of mental health problems may be a useful complement to diagnostic assessment, but are less frequently used. This study investigated the prevalence of self-evaluated current and lifetime anxiety in the general Norwegian population, and sociodemographic and psychological factors associated with current anxiety.
Methods
A cross-sectional population survey was conducted, using anxiety stated by self-evaluation as outcome. Single and multivariate logistic regression analyses were conducted to examine associations between sociodemographic and psychological variables and anxiety.
Results
One thousand six hundred eighty-four valid responses (34% of the eligible participants) were analysed in this study. One hundred and eleven participants (6.6%) reported current anxiety, while 365 (21.7%) reported lifetime anxiety. Adjusting for sociodemographic and psychological variables, higher age reduced the odds of current anxiety (OR = 0.87, 95% CI = 0.75–0.99), whereas higher levels of neuroticism increased the odds (OR = 2.04, 95% CI = 1.77–2.36).
Conclusions
The study concludes that higher age appears to protect against anxiety, whereas neuroticism appears to increase the odds of experiencing anxiety. | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.rights | The Author(s); licensee BioMed Central Ltd. | |
dc.rights | Attribution 4.0 International | |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | |
dc.title | Self-evaluated anxiety in the Norwegian population: prevalence and associated factors | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
dc.date.updated | 2019-03-19T06:12:39Z | |
dc.creator.author | Bonsaksen, Tore | |
dc.creator.author | Heir, Trond | |
dc.creator.author | Ekeberg, Øivind | |
dc.creator.author | Grimholt, Tine K | |
dc.creator.author | Lerdal, Anners | |
dc.creator.author | Skogstad, Laila | |
dc.creator.author | Schou-Bredal, Inger | |
dc.identifier.cristin | 1677918 | |
dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13690-019-0338-0 | |
dc.identifier.urn | URN:NBN:no-70480 | |
dc.type.document | Tidsskriftartikkel | |
dc.type.peerreviewed | Peer reviewed | |
dc.identifier.fulltext | Fulltext https://www.duo.uio.no/bitstream/handle/10852/67305/1/13690_2019_Article_338.pdf | |
dc.type.version | PublishedVersion | |
cristin.articleid | 10 | |