Influencing factors for depressive and anxiety symptoms in Chinese student girls aged 10-19 years old: a community-based cross-sectional study

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Abstract Background Depression and anxiety are common mental health problems for adolescence girls,. A number of previous studies have reported that depression and anxiety are influenced by multiple factorial. This study was to evaluate the influencing factors of depressive and anxiety symptoms in Chinese student girls aged 10–19 years old. Methods This study was cross-sectional research including 4,658 student girls aged 10–19 years old, which conducted in 2018 from the Chinese eastern, central and western regions. Using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 and the Generalized Anxiety Disorders-7 to assess depressive and anxiety symptoms. And using logistic regression models to estimated odds ratios (ORs) for depressive and anxiety symptoms about relation to sociodemographic, academic pressure, violence,interpersonal relationship problem and lifestyle. Results Among all girls, our study found that the prevalence rates of depressive and anxiety symptoms were 21.3% (990/4658)and 12.3% (573/4658), respectively. The logistic regression models showed that the risk factors of depressive symptoms were junior higher school and above, nighttime sleep duration ≤ 7 hours, no regular physical activity, drinking. And for anxiety symptoms, in addition to the above factors, smoking also had association with risk of anxiety symptoms. Conclusion Depressive and anxiety symptoms were common among Chinese adolescent girls, and sociodemographic, academic pressure, interpersonal relationship problem, and lifestyle have association with the risk of depressive and anxiety symptoms.