Network analysis of depressive and anxiety symptoms in adolescents during and after the COVID-19 outbreak peak.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study examined the extent to which the network structure of anxiety and depression among adolescents identified during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic could be cross-validated in a sample of adolescents assessed after the COVID-19 peak.

Methods

Two cross-sectional surveys were conducted between February 20 and 27, 2020 and between April 11 and 19, 2020, respectively. Depressive and anxiety symptoms were assessed using the 20-item Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression and 7-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder, respectively. Anxiety-depression networks of the first and second assessments were estimated separately using a sparse Graphical Gaussian Model combined with the graphical least absolute shrinkage and selection operator method. A Network Comparis

SUBMITTER: Liu R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8730647 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature