Personality perspective on depression and anxiety symptoms among Chinese adolescents and young adults: a two-sample network analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The mental health burden among adolescents has been increasing, impacting individuals even before formal diagnosis of common mental disorders. Although personality traits, as key indicators of mental health conditions, play a crucial role in the development of mental disorders, there is a gap regarding the trait-to-symptom pathways and similarities and differences between adolescents and young adults.

Methods

A total of 860 adolescents and 1751 young adults participated in this study. The Chinese Big Five Personality Inventory assessed the Big Five traits, while depression and anxiety symptoms were measured using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 and the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7, respectively. Network analysis computed the bridging centrality of Big Five tr

SUBMITTER: Wang XY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11907812 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature