Mediating Effects of Healthy Lifestyle Factors on Associations between Mental Health and Functional Outcomes in Early Adolescence
These results suggest that healthy lifestyle factors (in particular sleep quality) may partially explain the associations between mental health and functioning in adolescents and suggest that these effects are modulated by environmental factors. These results may have important implications for future intervention studies.
Authors
- Nicole R. Karcher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5887-5529)
- Tyler A. Lesh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6160-3927)
- Tara A. Niendam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2285-5002)
- J. Smucny
Institutions
- Washington University in St. Louis (US)
- University of California, Davis (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- medRxiv
- Published
- 2026-02-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.02.10.26345879
- Primary Topic
- Sleep and related disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- National Institute of Mental Health