The Positive Mental Health Surveillance Indicator Framework (PMHSIF) provides estimates of positive mental health outcomes and associated risk and protective factors for youth aged 12 to 17 years in Canada. This study explored the relationship between sociodemographic factors and psychological and social well-being among youth in Canada using data from the Canadian Student Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs Survey 2016-2017. Grade and province were significantly associated with psychological and social well-being.
Le Cadre d’indicateurs de surveillance de la santé mentale positive (CISSMP) fournit des estimations des résultats et des facteurs de risque et de protection associés à une santé mentale positive pour les jeunes de 12 à 17 ans au Canada. Nous avons examiné la relation entre divers facteurs sociodémographiques et le bien-être psychologique et social chez les jeunes au Canada à l’aide des données tirées de l’Enquête canadienne sur le tabac, l’alcool et les drogues chez les élèves de 2016-2017. Le niveau scolaire et la province étaient significativement associés au bien-être psychologique et social.
Keywords: Canada; positive mental health; public health; youth.
The Quick Stats table presents recent estimates of positive mental health outcomes and determinants among youth in Canada. Over three-quarters of youth have high relatedness (81.8%), a high level of happiness (79.3%), high competence (78.4%) and high self-rated mental health (75.9%). The majority of youth reported high autonomy (73.0%) and life satisfaction (61.0%). Students in middle school (Grades 7–8) were more likely to have higher psychological and social well-being compared to students in high school (Grades 9–12).