Research of the Influencing Factors of Mental Health Status of Students in Leeds-based on the 2019-20 Student Health and Well-being Survey

Abstract

The mental health of teenagers is an important topic in public health, and it is necessary to pay attention to the mental health of students in school. This paper is based on the results of the 2019-20 school student health and well-being survey in Leeds, UK, aiming to explore the potential factors affecting the mental health and life attitudes of school students. The survey involved 5,307 students from 37 different schools in Leeds, of which 4,297 of them were valid. Set 80% of the valid survey results as the training set and the other 20% as the test set for multivariate logistic regression analysis (MLR) and model construction, and try to predict students' life attitude with the model to reflect their mental health status. The variables involved mixed aspects of sexual orientation, grade, alcohol consumption, drug use, smoking, self-harm behavior, participation in physical education courses, sexual behavior and so on. The results showed that daily drinking (OR: 4.498, 95% CI: 1.53-13.226) and self-harm (positive OR: 0.446, 95%CI: 0.381-0.522; negative OR: 1.252, 95% CI: 1.023-1.533) seriously harm students' mental health. Physical activity (positive OR: 1.422, 95% CI: 1.234-1.638; negative OR: 0.625, 95% CI: 0.509-0.768) and no smoking (positive OR: 1.374, 95% CI: 1.128-1.675) are conducive to maintaining a positive attitude towards life. Senior students are more likely to have a negative attitude towards life, and heterosexual (positive OR: 1.515, 95% CI: 1.113-2.061) students tend to hold a positive attitude towards life.