Demographic variation in symptoms of depression and anxiety across 22 Global Flourishing Study countries
While being mindful of varying cultural contexts and possible translation and interpretive issues with the survey questions, the results suggest substantial variations in symptoms of both depression and anxiety across nations and key demographic groups. This work lays the foundation for future longitudinal GFS studies of mental health from a cross-national and global perspective.
Authors
- Byron R. Johnson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3337-3810)
- Tyler J. VanderWeele (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6112-0239)
- Rebecca Bonhag (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1738-3020)
- Blake Victor Kent (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0782-9041)
- Koichiro Shiba
- Sung Joon Jang
Institutions
- Pepperdine University (US)
- Boston University (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- Baylor University (US)
- Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
- Quantitative BioSciences (US)
- Cancer Research And Biostatistics (US)
- Westmont College (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Communications Medicine
- Published
- 2026-01-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s43856-025-01366-9
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 42.68
Funders
- John Templeton Foundation
- Fetzer Institute
- Templeton World Charity Foundation
- Templeton Religion Trust