Influencing factors and changing trends of depressive symptoms among middle and junior high school students in Eastern China from 2019 to 2023: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic led to increased levels of depression among adolescents in 2019. However, the situation regarding adolescent depression in the later stages of the pandemic remains unclear. This study investigated depressive symptoms status and changing trends among middle and junior high school students from 2019 to 2023.

Methods

Data were collected from 9,920 middle and junior high school students between 2019 and 2023 via multistage stratified cluster sampling. Students were administered an online survey, completed the Chinese version of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale, and answered questions regarding basic information, such as birth date. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to examine the factors tha

SUBMITTER: Zhu X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11697880 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature