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Early adolescents exhibit four distinct dual-factor mental health profiles (Flourishing, Moderately Mentally Healthy, At-Risk, and Troubled) that tend to transition toward intermediate states over time, with cognitive reappraisal and family support serving as key protective factors. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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Identify heterogeneous dual-factor mental health profiles, examine longitudinal transitions between states, and evaluate the predictive roles of emotion regulation strategies and perceived social support among early adolescents.

September 8, 2026Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental HealthOpen Access

Heterogeneous profiles and transitions of early adolescents’ dual-factor mental health in China: longitudinal influences of emotion regulation strategies and perceived social support

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CWChenyu Wang DWDie Wang YYYao Yi

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Longitudinal study reveals dynamic dual-factor mental health transitions in early adolescents, indicating family support and cognitive reappraisal protect against chronic distress.

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Identify heterogeneous dual-factor mental health profiles, examine longitudinal transitions between states, and evaluate the predictive roles of emotion regulation strategies and perceived social support among early adolescents.
Tracked adolescents aged 11 to 15 years from southwestern China across three longitudinal assessment waves.
Measured dual-factor mental health indicators encompassing depressive symptoms, anxiety symptoms, subjective well-being, and social adaptation.
Conducted latent profile analysis, latent transition analysis, and regression modeling to examine profile stability, transitions, and predictive influences.
Identified four distinct mental health profiles across waves—Flourishing, Moderately Mentally Healthy, At-Risk, and Troubled—with participants exhibiting an overall developmental trend toward intermediate states over time.
Cognitive reappraisal conferred protective associations against negative profile transitions, whereas expressive suppression correlated with increased transition risk into adverse states.
Perceived family support consistently protected against unfavorable mental health profiles and transitions, whereas perceived support from non-family sources demonstrated more complex associations.

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Wang et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9fd77658e84d0ff5b46220 https://doi.org/10.1186/s13034-026-01172-8

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September 8, 2026Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental HealthOpen Access

Heterogeneous profiles and transitions of early adolescents’ dual-factor mental health in China: longitudinal influences of emotion regulation strategies and perceived social support

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CWChenyu Wang DWDie Wang YYYao Yi

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Longitudinal study reveals dynamic dual-factor mental health transitions in early adolescents, indicating family support and cognitive reappraisal protect against chronic distress.

Key Points

Identify heterogeneous dual-factor mental health profiles, examine longitudinal transitions between states, and evaluate the predictive roles of emotion regulation strategies and perceived social support among early adolescents.
Tracked adolescents aged 11 to 15 years from southwestern China across three longitudinal assessment waves.
Measured dual-factor mental health indicators encompassing depressive symptoms, anxiety symptoms, subjective well-being, and social adaptation.
Conducted latent profile analysis, latent transition analysis, and regression modeling to examine profile stability, transitions, and predictive influences.
Identified four distinct mental health profiles across waves—Flourishing, Moderately Mentally Healthy, At-Risk, and Troubled—with participants exhibiting an overall developmental trend toward intermediate states over time.
Cognitive reappraisal conferred protective associations against negative profile transitions, whereas expressive suppression correlated with increased transition risk into adverse states.
Perceived family support consistently protected against unfavorable mental health profiles and transitions, whereas perceived support from non-family sources demonstrated more complex associations.

Cite This Study

Wang et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9fd77658e84d0ff5b46220 https://doi.org/10.1186/s13034-026-01172-8

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