Externally oriented thinking style increases primary health care use in adolescence.

Virve KekkonenSiiri-Liisi KraavJukka HintikkaPetri KivimäkiOuti KaarreTommi Tolmunen

Published in: European journal of public health (2023)

The results suggest that an EOT style independently increases health care use by adolescents, whereas the effects of difficulties identifying and describing feelings on health care use are mediated by symptoms of depression.

Keyphrases

healthcare
depressive symptoms
young adults
sleep quality
physical activity
affordable care act