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Subjective academic stress and subjective well-being exhibit a reciprocal, bidirectional relationship in adolescents, which is significantly mediated by sleep duration. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.SUPPORTS_CONSENSUS.

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To examine the bidirectional longitudinal relationship between subjective academic stress and subjective well-being in adolescents, as well as the mediating role of sleep duration.

September 3, 2026Applied Psychology Health and Well-BeingOpen Access

Bidirectional relations between subjective academic stress, sleep duration, and subjective well‐being among Chinese adolescents: Evidence from a large‐scale longitudinal study

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MRMenghao Ren ZZZiyan Zhou YSYueyang Shao

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Longitudinal study demonstrates a reciprocal cycle between academic stress and lower well-being mediated by sleep duration in adolescents, highlighting sleep as a key intervention target.

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To examine the bidirectional longitudinal relationship between subjective academic stress and subjective well-being in adolescents, as well as the mediating role of sleep duration.
Conducted a four-wave longitudinal survey over 2 years among 10,550 Chinese adolescents aged 12 to 15 years.
Evaluated within-person reciprocal and mediating pathways using random intercept cross-lagged panel modeling (RI-CLPM).
Identified a significant within-person bidirectional relationship: increases in academic stress predicted subsequent declines in well-being, while decreases in well-being predicted increases in academic stress.
The predictive effect of academic stress on well-being was significantly stronger than the reverse pathway.
Sleep duration significantly mediated this bidirectional dynamic, with indirect effects from academic stress to well-being being significantly stronger than indirect reverse effects.

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Ren et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a993511636c6408cfa7cfa3 https://doi.org/10.1111/aphw.70214

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September 3, 2026Applied Psychology Health and Well-BeingOpen Access

Bidirectional relations between subjective academic stress, sleep duration, and subjective well‐being among Chinese adolescents: Evidence from a large‐scale longitudinal study

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Authors

MRMenghao Ren ZZZiyan Zhou YSYueyang Shao

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Overview

Longitudinal study demonstrates a reciprocal cycle between academic stress and lower well-being mediated by sleep duration in adolescents, highlighting sleep as a key intervention target.

Key Points

To examine the bidirectional longitudinal relationship between subjective academic stress and subjective well-being in adolescents, as well as the mediating role of sleep duration.
Conducted a four-wave longitudinal survey over 2 years among 10,550 Chinese adolescents aged 12 to 15 years.
Evaluated within-person reciprocal and mediating pathways using random intercept cross-lagged panel modeling (RI-CLPM).
Identified a significant within-person bidirectional relationship: increases in academic stress predicted subsequent declines in well-being, while decreases in well-being predicted increases in academic stress.
The predictive effect of academic stress on well-being was significantly stronger than the reverse pathway.
Sleep duration significantly mediated this bidirectional dynamic, with indirect effects from academic stress to well-being being significantly stronger than indirect reverse effects.

Cite This Study

Ren et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a993511636c6408cfa7cfa3 https://doi.org/10.1111/aphw.70214

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