Exploring symptom-level associations between anxiety and depression across developmental stages of adolescence: a network analysis approach.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Anxiety and depression often co-occur during adolescence, but the associations between symptoms of these two disorders in this developmental period are not yet fully understood. Network analysis provides a valuable approach to uncover meaningful associations among symptoms and offers insights for prevention and intervention strategies. This study aimed to investigate symptom-level associations between anxiety and depression using network analysis and to identify core symptoms, bridge symptoms, and differences in network structure across different stages of adolescence.

Methods

The cross-sectional study was conducted in March 2022 in Shenzhen, China. Participants completed the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale-7 and Patient Health Questionnaire Depression Scale, a

SUBMITTER: He Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10720222 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature