Key factors and serial mediation analysis of anxiety and depression among university students: a cross-sectional study (opens in new tab)

BackgroundAnxiety and depressive symptoms are prevalent among university students; however, their risk factors are unlikely to operate in isolation. Instead, they may be organized in a multilevel structure that progressively approaches emotional outcomes, spanning from distal adversity exposure and the current family relational context, through resource pathways, to proximal functional status. This study aimed to identify the key risk factors for anxiety/depressive states among university stu...