The association of chronotype on depression in adolescents: the mediating role of sensation seeking and sleep quality
Chronotype may play a significant role in adolescent depression, with both direct and indirect effects mediated by sleep quality and sensation seeking. The findings highlight the potential importance of sleep quality as a mediating factor, indicating that interventions targeting sleep improvement could be a promising avenue for further exploration in alleviating depressive symptoms in adolescents.
Authors
- Wenfen Zhu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-0178-5652)
- Tanwei Zhang
- Xiaodi Xia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6921-2883)
- Y. Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-6680-5813)
- Shifen Ni
- Xiangyu Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4650-5517)
- Yunyan Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6859-7411)
- Yixiao Fu
- Ying Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3527-1161)
- Fangyi Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7816-2868)
- K. Wen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1109-0684)
- Xiao Hou
Institutions
- The Affiliated Yongchuan Hospital of Chongqing Medical University (CN)
- Chongqing Medical and Pharmaceutical College (CN)
- Chongqing Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Psychiatry
- Published
- 2025-05-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-025-06855-8
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Sleep and related disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 8.47
Funders
- Chongqing Medical University
- Chongqing Municipal Education Commission
- Centre Scientifique et Technique du Bâtiment