Differences in central symptoms of anxiety and depression between college students with different academic performance: A network analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The prevalence of anxiety and depressive symptoms for Chinese college students are high. Academic pressure is one of the prominent risk factors of psychological well-beings for Chinese college students. The application of network analysis provides researchers a more comprehensive understanding of symptom-symptom interaction in mental disorders. This study aims to find out whether there is a difference in central symptoms between students with different academic performance.

Method

A total sample of 1,291 college students was included in our study. Anxiety and depressive symptoms were measured by PHQ-9 and GAD-7. Central symptoms were identified through centrality indices. Network stability was examined using the case-dropping method.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Wang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10011452 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature