@article {de Groot896, author = {Samira de Groot and Karin Veldman and Benjamin C Amick III and Tineke A J Oldehinkel and Iris Arends and Ute B{\"u}ltmann}, title = {Does the timing and duration of mental health problems during childhood and adolescence matter for labour market participation of young adults?}, volume = {75}, number = {9}, pages = {896--902}, year = {2021}, doi = {10.1136/jech-2020-215994}, publisher = {BMJ Publishing Group Ltd}, abstract = {Background Little is known about the timing and duration of mental health problems (MHPs) on young adults{\textquoteright} labour market participation (LMP). This life-course study aims to examine whether and how the timing and duration of MHPs between childhood and young adulthood are associated with LMP in young adulthood.Methods Logistic regression analyses were performed with data from the Tracking Adolescents{\textquoteright} Individual Lives Survey (TRAILS), a Dutch prospective cohort study with 15-year follow-up (N=874). Internalising and externalising problems were measured by the Youth/Adult Self-Report at ages 11, 13, 16, 19 and 22. Labour market participation (having a paid job yes/no) was assessed at age 26.Results Internalising problems at all ages and externalising problems at age 13, 19 and 22 were associated with an increased risk of not having a paid job (internalising problems ORs ranging from 2.24, 95\% CI 1.02 to 4.90 at age 11 to OR 6.58, CI 3.14 to 13.80 at age 22; externalising problems ORs from 2.84, CI 1.11 to 7.27 at age 13 to OR 6.36, CI 2.30 to 17.56 at age 22). Especially a long duration of internalising problems increased the risk of not having a paid job in young adulthood.Conclusion The duration of MHPs during childhood and adolescence is strongly associated with not having paid work in young adulthood. This emphasises the necessity of applying a life-course perspective when investigating the effect of MHPs on LMP. Early monitoring, mental healthcare and the (early) provision of employment support may improve young adult{\textquoteright}s participation in the labour market.Data may be obtained from a third party and are not publicly available. TRAILS data of the T1, T2, T3, T4 and T5 measurement waves are deposited in the Data Archiving and Networked Services of the Royal Dutch Academy of Sciences (DANS-KNAW) and access can be requested at {\textquotedblleft}http://www.dans.knaw.nl{\textquotedblright}.}, issn = {0143-005X}, URL = {https://jech.bmj.com/content/75/9/896}, eprint = {https://jech.bmj.com/content/75/9/896.full.pdf}, journal = {Journal of Epidemiology \& Community Health} }