Identifying Psychosocial and Ecological Determinants of Enthusiasm In Youth: Integrative Cross-Sectional Analysis Using Machine Learning.
Roberta M Dolling-BorehamAkshay MohanMohamed AbdelhackTara Elton-MarshallHayley A HamiltonAngela BoakDaniel FelskyPublished in: JMIR public health and surveillance (2024)
Using machine learning, we identified key factors related to self-reported enthusiasm for the future in a large sample of young students: perceived physical health, subjective school social status and connectedness, and quality of relationship with parents. A focus on perceptions of physical health and school connectedness should be considered central to improving the well-being of youth at the population level.