Depressive and anxiety symptoms during adolescence: The protective roles of adolescent and family assets within ECHO's diverse national population.

ABSTRACT: To understand the factors that preserve mental health amongst a diverse population of adolescents, we examined links between neighborhood-level resources, adolescents' self-reported personal assets (low perceived stress, meaning and purpose, life satisfaction), parent-reported family assets (household income, maternal mental health) and adolescents' self-reported depressive and anxiety symptoms. Participants included a racially and ethnically diverse national sample of 4325 adolescents (10 - 21 years) from the Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) program. Neighborhood-level resources were not directly associated with depressive or anxiety symptoms. However, higher levels of personal and family assets were related to lower levels of symptoms, regardless of neighborhood r

SUBMITTER: Ganiban JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11928153 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature