Development trajectories and predictive factors of adolescent dual-factor depressive symptoms: A latent transition analysis

Key Points

• Dual-factor depressive symptoms show different development trajectories in adolescents, leading to varied mental health outcomes.
• Key evidence indicates that certain predictive factors significantly contribute to the onset of depressive symptoms.
• Latent transition analysis effectively reveals changes in depressive symptom patterns over time in adolescent populations.
• Understanding these trajectories may enable better-targeted interventions for adolescent mental health, requiring further validation.