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ArticleJCPP advances2026

Developmental dynamics of symptoms of emotional problems in childhood and adolescence: A longitudinal network analysis.

Eira R Aksnes, Marianne Skogbrott Birkeland, Omid V Ebrahimi, Mona Bekkhus, Lia Ferschmann, Dani Beck, Trude Fixdal, Alexandra Havdahl, Lydia Gabriela Speyer, Lars T Westlye and 2 more

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Eira R AksnesDivision of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Diakonhjemmet Hospital Oslo Norway.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0008-9259-0939
Marianne Skogbrott BirkelandSection for Implementation and Treatment Research Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies Oslo Norway.
Omid V EbrahimiDepartment of Psychology PROMENTA Research Center University of Oslo Oslo Norway.
Mona BekkhusDepartment of Psychology PROMENTA Research Center University of Oslo Oslo Norway.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4447-8909
Lia FerschmannSection for Violence and Abuse Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies Oslo Norway.
Dani BeckDepartment of Psychology PROMENTA Research Center University of Oslo Oslo Norway.
Trude FixdalDivision of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Diakonhjemmet Hospital Oslo Norway.
Alexandra HavdahlDepartment of Psychology PROMENTA Research Center University of Oslo Oslo Norway.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9268-0423
Lydia Gabriela SpeyerInstitute for Early Life Care Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg Austria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9071-4020
Lars T WestlyeDepartment of Psychology University of Oslo Oslo Norway.
Marieke G N BosInstitute of Psychology Leiden University Leiden the Netherlands.
Christian K TamnesDivision of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Diakonhjemmet Hospital Oslo Norway.

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Abstract

Background: Epidemiological studies document increasing incident rates of mental disorders across childhood and adolescence, with mood and anxiety disorders particularly increasing among adolescent females. Research also indicates that these emotional problems have become more prevalent in recent decades. Yet, there is still a lack of understanding of the interrelated development of distinct emotional symptoms from childhood to adolescence. Methods: Here, we investigate and compare symptom dynamics in males and females. To accomplish this, we leveraged longitudinal data from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children study ( Results: The temporal network revealed largely reciprocal associations among symptoms, with the strongest edges between Conclusion: The study delineates the developmental dynamics of emotional symptoms across childhood and adolescence, highlighting bidirectional influences between core symptoms of depression and anxiety, but did not find support for sex differences in their developmental interrelatedness.

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ALSPACanxietydepressiondevelopmentemotional problemsgraphical vector autoregression

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PMID42416661
PMCPMC13339606

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