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Emerging adulthood is synonymous with high levels of stress and uncertainty, often resulting in anxiety and depression, which negatively impact mental health and well-being. Exploring the experiences of anxiety and depression symptomology in decisional situations enhances our understanding of their role in emerging adult mental health and well-being. This study examined whether decision-making styles predict anxiety and depression symptomology among emerging adults in South Africa. The cross-sectional study collected data using a secure, online platform. All data were analysed using R for descriptive and inferential statistics. Partial least squares structural equation modelling was performed using R seminr package. The sample consisted of 1411 emerging adults with a mean age of 21.81 years, who engaged in both adaptive and maladaptive decision-making. Among the participants, 74.2% were at risk of a clinical diagnosis for an anxiety disorder, and 37.3% for depression/mood disorder. Structural equation modelling indicated that adaptive decision-making led to a reduction in anxiety and depression symptomology, while maladaptive decision-making had the opposite effect. The findings highlight implications for emerging adult mental health, particularly how understanding the connections with decision-making can enhance intervention outcomes and improve mental health and mental health literacy among emerging adults in South Africa.
成年期是高度压力和不确定性的代名词,往往会导致焦虑和抑郁,从而对心理健康和幸福产生负面影响。探索焦虑和抑郁症状在决策情境中的体验,可以加深我们对它们在新成人心理健康和幸福中的作用的理解。本研究探讨了决策风格能否预测南非新兴成人的焦虑和抑郁症状。这项横断面研究通过一个安全的在线平台收集数据。所有数据均使用 R 进行描述性和推论性统计分析。使用 R seminr 软件包进行偏最小二乘法结构方程建模。样本包括 1411 名新兴成年人,平均年龄为 21.81 岁,他们既参与了适应性决策,也参与了适应性失调决策。在这些参与者中,74.2%有可能被临床诊断为焦虑症,37.3%有可能被诊断为抑郁/情绪障碍。结构方程模型表明,适应性决策会导致焦虑和抑郁症状的减轻,而适应不良决策则会产生相反的效果。研究结果凸显了对新兴成人心理健康的影响,尤其是了解与决策之间的联系可以如何提高干预效果,改善南非新兴成人的心理健康和心理健康素养。
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Accounts of Chemical Research presents short, concise and critical articles offering easy-to-read overviews of basic research and applications in all areas of chemistry and biochemistry. These short reviews focus on research from the author’s own laboratory and are designed to teach the reader about a research project. In addition, Accounts of Chemical Research publishes commentaries that give an informed opinion on a current research problem. Special Issues online are devoted to a single topic of unusual activity and significance.
Accounts of Chemical Research replaces the traditional article abstract with an article "Conspectus." These entries synopsize the research affording the reader a closer look at the content and significance of an article. Through this provision of a more detailed description of the article contents, the Conspectus enhances the article's discoverability by search engines and the exposure for the research.