A Latent Profile Analysis of Anxiety among Junior High School Students in Less Developed Rural Regions of China.

ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study is to understand the potential types of anxiety among middle school students by analyzing the current situation of middle school students' anxiety and its influencing factor. This study used a multistage stratified cluster random sampling to investigate students in grades 9 to 12. Mplus 7.4 was used for latent profile analysis. A total of 900 junior high school students were investigated. The junior high school students were divided into three subgroups by latent profile analysis. A total of 223 junior high school students experienced severe anxiety, accounting for 24.78%. Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that males are more likely to develop moderate and severe anxiety. The development of severe anxiety (OR = 0.562, p < 0.05) is less likely for

SUBMITTER: Wen X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7312008 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature