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ArticleFrontiers in psychology2025

Reciprocal impact of mental health and quality of life in children and adolescents-a cross-lagged panel analysis.

Markus A Wirtz, Janine Devine, Michael Erhart, Franziska Reiß, Maren Böcker, Anja A Schulz, Fionna Zöllner, Ann-Kathrin Napp, Ulrike Ravens-Sieberer, Anne Kaman

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Article in Frontiers in psychology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Markus A WirtzResearch Methods in Health Science, University of Education, Freiburg, Germany.
Janine DevineDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychotherapy, and Psychosomatics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
Michael ErhartDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychotherapy, and Psychosomatics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
Franziska ReißDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychotherapy, and Psychosomatics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
Maren BöckerDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychotherapy, and Psychosomatics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
Anja A SchulzResearch Methods in Health Science, University of Education, Freiburg, Germany.
Fionna ZöllnerDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychotherapy, and Psychosomatics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
Ann-Kathrin NappDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychotherapy, and Psychosomatics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
Ulrike Ravens-SiebererDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychotherapy, and Psychosomatics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
Anne KamanDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychotherapy, and Psychosomatics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.

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Abstract

Introduction: A thorough understanding of the interplay of mental health (MH) and quality of life (QoL) is essential to describe, understand and support the healthy development of children and adolescents. The aim of the study is to analyze the reciprocal and predictive relationship between psychosomatic symptoms, MH problems and QoL in children and adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic using a cross-lagged panel analysis. Methods: Data of Results: Different prediction models proved to be valid for children vs. adolescents (Δχ Discussion: 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.

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adolescent’s healthchildren’s healthCOVID-19 pandemicmental healthquality of life

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PMCPMC11983161

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