Laura M Derks, Eni S Becker, Mike Rinck, Martin Holtmann, Tanja Legenbauer, Wolf-Gero Lange
{"title":"I can't feel your face: callous-unemotional traits, social anxiety, and approach-avoidance behaviour in conduct disorder.","authors":"Laura M Derks, Eni S Becker, Mike Rinck, Martin Holtmann, Tanja Legenbauer, Wolf-Gero Lange","doi":"10.1186/s13034-024-00831-y","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s13034-024-00831-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and objectives: </strong>Conduct disorders are associated with deficits in interpersonal behaviour. Both, callous-unemotional traits and social anxiety are often elevated in patients with conduct disorder and are associated with aggressive approach or disproportional avoidance. Previous studies have focused mainly on questionnaire reports of interpersonal behaviour, whereas direct explicit and implicit interpersonal behaviour in social contexts has not been considered sufficiently. Therefore, explicit and implicit interpersonal behaviour were investigated in children and adolescents with conduct disorder in the current study.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Forty male adolescent inpatients with conduct disorder and 30 typically developing controls (M<sub>age</sub> = 12.5, SD = 1.39) took part in a virtual reality task in which they approached virtual agemates, displaying different facial expressions under the pretext of a cover story while interpersonal distance and walking speed were assessed (indirect condition). In addition, they were asked to move to a comfortable distance for conversation toward the agent (direct condition). Callous-unemotional traits and social anxiety were assessed via questionnaires.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In the indirect condition, no differences between the groups emerged. In the direct condition, typically developing children adjusted their interpersonal distance to the respective expression that the virtual classmate displayed. They showed significantly greater interpersonal distances to angry classmates than to happy classmates. In contrast, conduct disorder patients' interpersonal distance, did not differ between emotions. Interpersonal distance preferences were also associated with social anxiety and callous-unemotional traits.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The findings suggest that conduct disorder patients fail to adjust their interpersonal behaviour to the facial expression of social interaction partners and that this is associated with social anxiety and callous-unemotional traits. A lack of adjustment to social cues might contribute to and maintain problems with peers in individuals with conduct disorder.</p>","PeriodicalId":9934,"journal":{"name":"Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health","volume":"18 1","pages":"153"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11603866/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142738622","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Correction: Forensic child & adolescent psychiatry and psychology in Europe.","authors":"Cyril Boonmann, Klaus Schmeck, Andreas Witt","doi":"10.1186/s13034-024-00821-0","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s13034-024-00821-0","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9934,"journal":{"name":"Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health","volume":"18 1","pages":"151"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11590202/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142715430","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jennifer Fernandez-Fernandez, Luis Jiménez-Treviño, Jorge Andreo-Jover, Wala Ayad-Ahmed, Teresa Bobes Bascarán, Manuel Canal-Rivero, Annabel Cebria, Benedicto Crespo-Facorro, Alejandro De la Torre-Luque, Marina Diaz-Marsa, Ana Gonzalez-Pinto, Sandra Gomez, Iría Grande, Noelia Iglesias, Francisco Ortin, Katya March, Angela Palao, Iván Pérez-Díez, Carla Pérez-Guerra, Miguel Ruiz-Veguilla, Eduard Vieta, Victor Perez-Sola, Pilar Alejandra Saiz
{"title":"Network analysis of influential risk factors in adolescent suicide attempters.","authors":"Jennifer Fernandez-Fernandez, Luis Jiménez-Treviño, Jorge Andreo-Jover, Wala Ayad-Ahmed, Teresa Bobes Bascarán, Manuel Canal-Rivero, Annabel Cebria, Benedicto Crespo-Facorro, Alejandro De la Torre-Luque, Marina Diaz-Marsa, Ana Gonzalez-Pinto, Sandra Gomez, Iría Grande, Noelia Iglesias, Francisco Ortin, Katya March, Angela Palao, Iván Pérez-Díez, Carla Pérez-Guerra, Miguel Ruiz-Veguilla, Eduard Vieta, Victor Perez-Sola, Pilar Alejandra Saiz","doi":"10.1186/s13034-024-00842-9","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s13034-024-00842-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study aims to investigate the interrelationship of risk factors for suicidal behaviour and their influence on attempt severity in a sample of adolescents who have recently attempted suicide. For it a network analyse was performed.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Data from a sample of adolescents from 12 to 17 years of age with documented suicide attempts were collected and analysed in the context of a larger study conducted in Spain called SURVIVE. Several factors were examined including age, sex, depression, trauma, impulsivity, and substance abuse. Graph analysis was performed to identify relationships and centrality measures among these factors.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 267 participants were enrolled: 233 females and 34 males with a mean age of 15.00 years (SD = 1.52). The results indicate that age and sex do not have a notable relationship with attempt severity in adolescents. Emotional and behavioural difficulties, measured by the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ), have the greatest influence on other variables. Depression and childhood trauma show varying degrees of association with suicidal behaviour, as does motor impulsivity. Substance use does not appear to be strongly related to suicide attempt severity. The number of suicide attempts is strongly correlated with emotional and behavioural difficulties, depression, and childhood trauma. Lethality of suicide attempts and intensity of suicidal ideation do not show significant associations with the other variables.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study identifies significant risk factors for adolescent suicide. Emotional and behavioural symptoms, depression, and childhood trauma are strongly linked to suicidal behaviour. However, age, sex, and substance abuse show minimal correlation. Assessing emotional difficulties and depressive symptoms using specific questionnaires could be crucial in evaluating suicidal behaviour in adolescents.</p>","PeriodicalId":9934,"journal":{"name":"Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health","volume":"18 1","pages":"152"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11590239/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142715433","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jia Zhou, Yiang Liu, Jingyao Ma, Zizhao Feng, Jie Hu, Jia Hu, Bin Dong
{"title":"Prevalence of depressive symptoms among children and adolescents in china: a systematic review and meta-analysis.","authors":"Jia Zhou, Yiang Liu, Jingyao Ma, Zizhao Feng, Jie Hu, Jia Hu, Bin Dong","doi":"10.1186/s13034-024-00841-w","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s13034-024-00841-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Depression is a significant health concern among children and adolescents. Previous epidemiological studies on depressive symptoms in this population have yielded inconsistent findings. This study aims to systematically estimate the prevalence of depressive symptoms among Chinese children and adolescents.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>A comprehensive literature search was conducted in both English (PubMed, EMBASE) and Chinese (China National Knowledge Infrastructure, WANFANG) databases from their inception until October 15, 2024. This meta-analysis employed a random-effects model to estimate the pooled prevalence of depressive symptoms.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 439 eligible studies, comprising 1,497,524 participants, were included in the analysis. The pooled point prevalence of depressive symptoms among children and adolescents was found to be 26.17% (95% CI 25.00-27.41%), with significant heterogeneity among studies (I<sup>2</sup> = 100%, p < 0.001). The most commonly used scales were the SDS and CES-D; the SDS reported a higher prevalence (28.80%, 95% CI 26.88-30.85%) compared to the CES-D (24.50%, 95% CI 22.49-26.68%). There was no clear temporal trend in the prevalence of depressive symptoms over time (r = 0.03, P = 0.74). The highest pooled prevalence was observed in high school students (28.23%, 95% CI 25.58-31.15%), followed by undergraduate students (27.72%, 95% CI 25.79-29.79%) and middle school students (24.15%, 95% CI 21.61-27.00%). Among the provinces, Inner Mongolia exhibited the lowest prevalence (18.43%, 95% CI 11.98-28.36%), while Qinghai and Tibet had the highest rates at 54.19% and 47.50%, respectively, although only two and one study were included for these regions.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The detection rate of depressive symptoms in this study aligns closely with global rates for children and adolescents. High school students exhibit a higher prevalence of depressive symptoms compared to other age groups, highlighting the need for effective interventions targeted at this population. There was no clear temporal trend in the prevalence of depressive symptoms. Additionally, the choice of measurement tool is a critical aspect of epidemiological research; standardizing these measurements is essential for enhancing data comparability across studies. Trial Registration International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews: No. CRD42023455604.</p>","PeriodicalId":9934,"journal":{"name":"Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health","volume":"18 1","pages":"150"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11577650/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142675104","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lydia Sequeira, Pantea Fadaiefard, Jovana Seat, Madison Aitken, John Strauss, Wei Wang, Peter Szatmari, Marco Battaglia
{"title":"Latent class analysis of actigraphy within the depression early warning (DEW) longitudinal clinical youth cohort.","authors":"Lydia Sequeira, Pantea Fadaiefard, Jovana Seat, Madison Aitken, John Strauss, Wei Wang, Peter Szatmari, Marco Battaglia","doi":"10.1186/s13034-024-00843-8","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s13034-024-00843-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Wearable-generated data yield objective information on physical activity and sleep variables, which, are in turn, related to the phenomenology of depression. There is a dearth of wearable-generated data regarding physical activity and sleep variables among youth with clinical depression.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Longitudinal (up to 24 months) quarterly collections of wearable-generated variables among adolescents diagnosed with current/past major depression. Latent class analysis was employed to classify participants on the basis of wearable-generated: Activity, Sleep Duration, and Sleep efficiency. The Patient Health Questionnaire adapted for adolescents (PHQ-9-A), and the Ruminative Response Scale (RRS) at study intake were employed to predict class membership.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Seventy-two adolescents (72.5% girls) were recruited over 31 months. Activity, Sleep Duration, and Sleep efficiency were reciprocally correlated, and wearable-generated data were reducible into a finite number (3 to 4) of classes of individuals. A PHQ-A score in the clinical range (14 and above) at study intake predicted a class of low physical activity (Acceleration) and a class of shorter Sleep Duration.</p><p><strong>Limitations: </strong>Limited power related to the sample size and the interim nature of this study.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This study of wearable-generated variables among adolescents diagnosed with clinical depression shows that a large amount of longitudinal data is amenable to reduction into a finite number of classes of individuals. Interfacing wearable-generated data with clinical measures can yield insights on the relationships between objective psychobiological measures and symptoms of adolescent depression, and may improve clinical management of depression.</p>","PeriodicalId":9934,"journal":{"name":"Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health","volume":"18 1","pages":"149"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11577627/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142675099","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"How does emotional insecurity affect non-suicidal self-injury among Chinese early adolescents: a longitudinal study.","authors":"Xingcan Ni, Qiao Liang, Xiaoyan Liao, Huahua Wang, Chengfu Yu","doi":"10.1186/s13034-024-00839-4","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s13034-024-00839-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) is a serious public health concern. Emotional insecurity is a crucial predictor of NSSI among adolescents. However, few studies have elucidated the specific mechanisms between emotional insecurity and NSSI.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This study employed a longitudinal research design, using a sample of 886 Chinese early adolescents (M<sub>age</sub> at T1 = 10.62 years, SD = 0.77 years; 47.40% females), and conducted two surveys six months apart to examine the mediating role of peer exclusion between emotional insecurity and NSSI, as well as the moderating effect of school climate.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The results indicated that peer exclusion significantly mediated the connection between emotional insecurity and adolescent NSSI. Moreover, school climate significantly moderated the connection between emotional insecurity and peer exclusion. Specifically, the impact of emotional insecurity on peer exclusion was significant only in adolescents who reported a negative school climate, but non-significant in those who reported a positive school climate.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>These findings provide a robust theoretical foundation and practical insights to help inform the prevention of and interventions for NSSI in adolescents.</p>","PeriodicalId":9934,"journal":{"name":"Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health","volume":"18 1","pages":"148"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11566487/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142615985","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mental health needs in war-affected refugee children: barriers, gaps, and strategies for effective care.","authors":"Mohsen Khosravi","doi":"10.1186/s13034-024-00840-x","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s13034-024-00840-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>War-affected refugee children often experience significant disruptions to their mental health due to exposure to traumatic events, displacement, and the challenges of resettlement. This comprehensive overview examines the substantial mental health needs of these children and identifies the barriers and gaps that hinder effective mental health care delivery. The study highlights the critical aspects of mental health requirements, including the impact of trauma and displacement, and explores the systemic obstacles that prevent adequate access to care. By addressing these barriers and gaps, the paper aims to inform strategies for improving mental health services for war-affected refugee children, ultimately contributing to better mental health outcomes for this vulnerable population.</p>","PeriodicalId":9934,"journal":{"name":"Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health","volume":"18 1","pages":"146"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11562587/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142615987","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Guy Diamond, Alannah Shelby Rivers, Payne Winston-Lindeboom, Jody Russon, Michael Roeske
{"title":"Evaluating attachment-based family therapy in residential treatment in the United States: does adolescents' increased attachment security to caregivers lead to decreases in depressive symptoms?","authors":"Guy Diamond, Alannah Shelby Rivers, Payne Winston-Lindeboom, Jody Russon, Michael Roeske","doi":"10.1186/s13034-024-00833-w","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s13034-024-00833-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The inclusion of family therapy in residential treatment centers (RTCs) has increased over time. However, there is little data on whether empirically-supported family therapies (ESFTs) are being adopted and if they contribute to treatment effectiveness. This study aimed to test whether Attachment-Based Family Therapy (ABFT), an ESFT integrated into a large residential psychiatric system, would improve perceived attachment insecurity (anxiety and avoidance) and contribute to decreases in depression for adolescents.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>ABFT was integrated into the clinical program of a large, residential psychiatric system. All family therapists were trained to a level of certification. Improvement was measured by changes in adolescent's perceived attachment to caregivers and reduction in depressive symptoms. The sample included 4786 patients. Attachment insecurity and depressive symptoms were measured at intake, week 3, and week 5. A random-intercept, cross-lagged panel model was used to examine the relationships between attachment and depression over time.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The results generally supported hypotheses. Attachment insecurity and depressive symptoms improved over the five weeks of treatment. Improvements in attachment avoidance preceded improvements in depressive symptoms within subjects, over time. Simultaneously, improvements in depressive symptoms preceded those in both dimensions of attachment. Thus, improvement in perceived attachment was associated with a reduction in depressive symptoms.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>RTCs that can generate improvements in attachment insecurity and depressive symptoms, via ABFT or other ESFTs, might improve treatment outcomes, and ideally, adolescents' successful transition back home to families. More research is needed to disentangle the contribution of ABFT and other treatment elements in a multimodal, residential treatment program. The study supports the call for increased incorporation of families into the RTC treatment process.</p>","PeriodicalId":9934,"journal":{"name":"Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health","volume":"18 1","pages":"147"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11562347/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142615981","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The chain mediating role of parenting stress and child maltreatment in the association between maternal adverse childhood experiences and executive functions in preschool children: a longitudinal study.","authors":"Jinhong Zha, Ruoyu Li, Haiyan He, Peifei Fang, Rongling Huang, Tian Xing, Yuhui Wan","doi":"10.1186/s13034-024-00837-6","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s13034-024-00837-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Previous researches found that maternal adverse childhood experiences not only affect the psychological behavior of preschool children, but also have direct or indirect negative effects on the executive functions and cognition of offspring. And, the possible social psychological mechanism between maternal adverse childhood experiences and preschool children's executive functions is still not clear.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>This study mainly tries to understand the association between parenting stress and child maltreatment in maternal adverse childhood experiences and children's executive functions through longitudinal cohort.</p><p><strong>Participants and setting: </strong>Participants were 2160 preschool children and their mothers who finally completed baseline and 3 waves of follow-up.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Using a cohort study, a baseline survey of junior kindergartens was carried out in June 2021 and followed up every six months, with a total of 3 follow-ups.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We found that executive functions in preschoolers were significantly positively correlated with maternal adverse childhood experiences, parenting stress, physical assault, psychological aggression, neglect and nonviolent discipline (r = 0.180, 0.386, 0.274, 0.302, 0.189, 0.148, respectively, P < 0.01). Further, parenting stress and child maltreatment showed a chain mediating effect between maternal adverse childhood experiences and executive functions in preschoolers, and the total indirect effects accounted for 70.56%, 78.69%, 65.38%, and 68.07% of the total effect, respectively.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This study found that maternal adverse childhood experiences have a significant impact on the executive functions of preschool children, and parenting stress and child maltreatment are the mediating factors of their association, revealing the potential mechanism between the two associations from the perspective of social psychology.</p>","PeriodicalId":9934,"journal":{"name":"Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health","volume":"18 1","pages":"145"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11555965/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142615991","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Herui Wu, Yi-Fan Lin, Liwen Yang, Wenjian Lai, Yanzhi Li, Ye Xu, Wanxin Wang, Lei Yang, Ciyong Lu, Bin Yan
{"title":"Association between changes in adherence to the 24-hour movement guidelines with depression and anxiety symptoms among Chinese adolescents: a prospective population-based study.","authors":"Herui Wu, Yi-Fan Lin, Liwen Yang, Wenjian Lai, Yanzhi Li, Ye Xu, Wanxin Wang, Lei Yang, Ciyong Lu, Bin Yan","doi":"10.1186/s13034-024-00836-7","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s13034-024-00836-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The 24-hour movement guidelines (24-HMG) include screen time (ST), sleep duration, and physical activity. Previous studies have explored the associations of adherence to the 24-HMG with depression and anxiety symptoms among adolescents, ignoring changes in behaviors. This study aimed to examine whether changes in adherence to the 24-HMG were associated with depression and anxiety symptoms among adolescents.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We recruited adolescents from Shenzhen, China in 2021 and followed them up 1 year later. Changes in adherence to the individual 24-HMG were categorized into four groups: persistent non-adherence, adherence to non-adherence, non-adherence to adherence, and persistent adherence. Changes in the numbers of adherence to the overall 24-HMG were obtained by subtracting the number of guidelines adhered to in wave 2 from that in wave 1.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We included 12,570 participants aged 9-18 years with 52.2% boys. Compared with persistent non-adherence for the ST/sleep duration guideline, non-adherence to adherence and persistent adherence were associated with lower depression and anxiety symptoms, but adherence to non-adherence was not. Changes in adherence to the physical activity guideline were not related to outcomes. The β coefficients (95% CIs) for each point increase in changes in the numbers of adherence to guidelines were - 0.58 (- 0.69, - 0.47) and - 0.43 (- 0.53, - 0.33) for depression and anxiety symptoms, respectively. The association of persistently adhering to sleep guideline with anxiety symptoms and the associations of changes in the numbers of adherence to the 24-HMG had sex differences.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Maintaining and strengthening healthy movement behaviors to meet more guidelines of the 24-HMG, especially sleep and ST, may be beneficial for preventing depression and anxiety symptoms in adolescents.</p>","PeriodicalId":9934,"journal":{"name":"Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health","volume":"18 1","pages":"143"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11550551/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142615980","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}