The association between online learning, perceived parental relationship, anxiety, and depression symptoms among secondary school students: insight from symptom network and cross-lagged panel network approach.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Anxiety and depression often co-occur in adolescents, with factors from family and school playing a significant role in the comorbidity. However, network analysis has not examined and clarified the detailed bridge and central symptoms of this comorbidity caused by online learning and perceived parental relationships across different COVID-19 times.

Methods

Over four months, 2,356 secondary school students completed the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 and Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale-7. Participants were divided into harmonious and disharmonious groups based on their answers to a question about parental conflicts.

Results

The results indicated that adolescents perceiving more parental conflicts showed a denser comorbidity network after four months of

SUBMITTER: Tao Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11304912 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature