Co-occurrence of lifestyle and mental health issues in adolescents: A cross-sectional study of the YouthCHAT cohort in Aotearoa New Zealand
FanZhen Zhou, James Warren, Felicity Goodyear-Smith · 2026
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FanZhen Zhou, James Warren, and Felicity Goodyear-Smith map how lifestyle and mental health troubles cluster in New Zealand teens, in a 2026 study. Problems rarely arrive one at a time in adolescence. A screening tool used in primary care collects the whole picture. The team mined its records for patterns.
Over eleven thousand screens from 2019 to 2024 were analyzed. Most came from practices serving low-income school communities. Statistical grouping found three broad factors behind the positive screens. Clustering then sorted teens into risk profiles. The authors tested whether profile membership tracked gender or ethnicity. Such maps help clinics offer joined-up help instead of treating each flagged issue alone.
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| CREATOR | FanZhen Zhou, James Warren, Felicity Goodyear-Smith |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 40 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |