Reciprocal impact of mental health and quality of life in children and adolescents—a cross-lagged panel analysis
Psychosomatic and psychological MH symptoms were proven to be significant time-lagged predictors of QoL, particularly in children. Thus, they can serve as preceding indicators for the development of QoL. Since the cross-lagged panel approach provides a higher internal validity than e.g., cross-sectional data analyses, our findings may contribute to an enhanced understanding of mental development processes and, thus may provide evidence for targeted support of healthy development under demanding conditions such as the COVID-19 pandemic.
Authors
- Anne Kaman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7498-6229)
- Anja Alexandra Schulz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9591-5689)
- Franziska Reiß (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7510-925X)
- Janine Devine
- Ulrike Ravens‐Sieberer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2031-095X)
- Michael Erhart
- Maren Böcker
- Markus Wirtz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9392-0484)
- Ann-Kathrin Napp (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6449-3332)
- F. Zöllner
Institutions
- Universität Hamburg (DE)
- Alice-Salomon-Hochschule Berlin (DE)
- University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (DE)
- Universitätsklinikum Aachen (DE)
- University of Education Freiburg (DE)
- RWTH Aachen University (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Psychology
- Published
- 2025-03-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1444524
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.31