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July 18, 2025Journal of Research on Adolescence

Trend of Chinese adolescent anxiety symptoms before and after COVID‐19: A cross‐temporal meta‐analysis with segmented regression

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XDXiayu DuJJJiaojiao JiaTDTing Duan

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Cross-temporal meta-analysis reveals rising anxiety in Chinese adolescents, highlighting the need for targeted mental health interventions.

Key Points

  • Anxiety symptoms among Chinese adolescents declined slightly from 2016 to 2020, then rose significantly from 2021 to 2023.
  • Female adolescents experienced a greater increase in anxiety symptoms compared to males over the study period.
  • Social change factors did not notably impact anxiety symptoms among adolescents from 2016 to 2023.
  • The findings emphasize the need for mental health policies that address emerging stressors impacting adolescent anxiety.

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Du et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/689a02afe6551bb0af8cbe63https://doi.org/10.1111/jora.70046
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