Examining the effects of school-vacation transitions on depression and anxiety in adolescents: network analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The school-vacation cycle may have impacts on the psychological states of adolescents. However, little evidence illustrates how transition from school to vacation impacts students' psychological states (e.g. depression and anxiety).

Aims

To explore the changing patterns of depression and anxiety symptoms among adolescent students within a school-vacation transition and to provide insights for prevention or intervention targets.

Method

Social demographic data and depression and anxiety symptoms were measured from 1380 adolescent students during the school year (age: 13.8 ± 0.88) and 1100 students during the summer vacation (age: 14.2 ± 0.93) in China. Multilevel mixed-effect models were used to examine the changes in depression and anxiety levels and the ass

SUBMITTER: Ju Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11795178 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature