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{"title":"Pandemic-related anxiety and screen time: A mediation analysis","authors":"Hailey Burns ,&nbsp;Abiaz Hossain ,&nbsp;Alyssa Forbes ,&nbsp;Sana Sheikh ,&nbsp;Ravishankar Subramani Iyer ,&nbsp;Silvia Marin-Dragu ,&nbsp;Davi Pereira dos Santos ,&nbsp;Rita Orji ,&nbsp;Tomas Hajek ,&nbsp;Sherry Stewart ,&nbsp;Alexa Bagnell ,&nbsp;Sandra Meier","doi":"10.1016/j.jadr.2025.100940","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jadr.2025.100940","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>The COVID-19 pandemic brought worldwide lockdowns and social distancing, causing feelings of pandemic-related anxiety and consequentially poorer mental health and loneliness. While social isolation and poor mental health have both been previously linked to increased screen time, it is unclear if they can explain the increased screen time during the pandemic.</div></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><div>This study investigated whether pandemic-related anxiety is associated with increased screen time, and whether this relationship is mediated by an increase in internalizing and externalizing symptoms, as well as loneliness.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>572 Canadian participants (average age 27.60) completed an online survey between June 2020 to November 2021. The survey measured pandemic-related anxiety, emotional and behavioral symptoms, and loneliness. Participants also used a mobile sensing app over two weeks to record their daily objective screen time. A structural equation model assessed the relationship of pandemic-related anxiety with general mental health and loneliness, as well as the relationship between these psychological constructs and objective daily screen time.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Pandemic-related anxiety was associated with greater screen time. Externalizing symptoms and loneliness mediated the association of screen time with worries about the consequences of the pandemic, but not with worries about contracting the disease.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Worrying about contracting the disease is an independent risk factor in developing more concerning patterns of screen use. Additionally, worrying about the consequences of the pandemic is not an independent factor but rather is mediated by externalizing symptoms and loneliness. This has implications for conceptualizing problematic screen use and the development of intervention and prevention efforts.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":52768,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Affective Disorders Reports","volume":"21 ","pages":"Article 100940"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144517112","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Childhood maltreatment as a risk factor for depressive symptoms after an unintended pregnancy: The role of emotion regulation difficulties","authors":"Hannah Klusmann ,&nbsp;Caroline Meyer ,&nbsp;Sinha Engel ,&nbsp;Stephanie Haering ,&nbsp;Meike Katharina Blecker ,&nbsp;Elisabeth Conrad ,&nbsp;Franziska Reichmuth ,&nbsp;Sarah Schumacher ,&nbsp;Christine Knaevelsrud","doi":"10.1016/j.jadr.2025.100931","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jadr.2025.100931","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Individuals who experience an unintended pregnancy are at risk of developing depressive symptoms, regardless of whether the pregnancy is terminated or carried to term. Knowledge about particularly vulnerable individuals after an unintended pregnancy and about potential mechanisms of change is scarce.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>This study investigated whether participants with childhood maltreatment after an unintended pregnancy (abortion or delivery), and whether difficulties in emotion regulation contribute significantly to depressive symptoms, beyond the effects of childhood maltreatment. Welch <em>t</em>-tests, chi-square-tests and hierarchical regression analysis were conducted.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>We included 190 participants, 46.8 % of whom had experienced childhood maltreatment. Participants with childhood maltreatment reported greater depressive symptoms (<em>t</em> = 4.23, df=186, <em>p</em>&lt;.001) and were more likely to fulfill the diagnostic criteria for a depressive episode with onset during or after the pregnancy (χ²=6.5354, df=1, <em>p</em>&lt; .05). The unique contribution of childhood maltreatment to depressive symptoms was 7 % (F(184,1) = 21.52, <em>p</em> &lt; .001), the unique contribution of difficulties in emotion regulation to depressive symptoms was 28 % (F(183,1) = 80.70, <em>p</em> &lt; .001).</div></div><div><h3>Limitations</h3><div>Limitations include the cross-sectional design and self-selected sample. Furthermore, only participants with unintended pregnancies were included, impeding comparisons with intended pregnancies.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Individuals with childhood maltreatment are specifically vulnerable to developing depressive symptoms after an unintended pregnancy. Preventive interventions should identify these individuals and provide individualized support as early as possible. Emotion regulation may be a promising intervention target for reducing depressive symptoms after an unintended pregnancy.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":52768,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Affective Disorders Reports","volume":"21 ","pages":"Article 100931"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144184300","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Predictors of disordered eating and/or eating disorders in children and adolescents in the Arab World: A systematic review and meta-analysis","authors":"Rana Rizk ,&nbsp;Lara Chamma ,&nbsp;Nour Chamma ,&nbsp;Celine El Khoury ,&nbsp;Lara Saade ,&nbsp;Pia Tohme","doi":"10.1016/j.jadr.2025.100920","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jadr.2025.100920","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><div>The prevalence of disordered eating (DE) among children and adolescents is increasing in Arab countries. This systematic review explores the predictors of DE and eating disorders (EDs) in this demographic.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>We searched PUBMED, MEDLINE, CINAHL, EMBASE, PsycINFO, Google Scholar, Web of Science Core Collection, ProQuest, Al Manhal, Al-Masdar, the website of the World Bank, and the grey literature for relevant studies, without language or time restrictions. We extracted data on study characteristics, methods, and results, and assessed the risk of bias using the MMAT tool. We performed an operate narrative synthesis of the studies adopting a bivariate vs. multivariate analysis, and meta-analyzed homogeneous studies adopting a multivariate analysis using RevMan 5.4.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>We included 36 studies and meta-analyzed 8. The risk of bias was assessed as high to unclear for a large proportion of the included studies. The predictors were categorized across biological, social, and psychological domains, but there was no consistency across studies, except for peer pressure. In the meta-analysis, excess body weight (OR=1.89; 95 %CI: 1.44, 2.49), female sex (OR=1.61; 95 %CI: 1.26, 2.06), urbanicity (OR=3.21; 95 %CI: 2.53, 4.08), perceived media pressure (OR=1.40; 95 %CI: 1.27, 1.54), and body shape dissatisfaction (OR=4.89; 95 %CI: 3.60, 6.66) predicted DE/EDs.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Culturally-sensitive prevention and intervention strategies with particular attention to perceived media pressure, are needed to address DE in children and adolescents.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":52768,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Affective Disorders Reports","volume":"21 ","pages":"Article 100920"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143892300","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"What you think is what you get: Fear of happiness and its causal effect on current depressed mood in depressed patients and nondepressed controls","authors":"Elisabeth A. Arens ,&nbsp;Johannes Falck ,&nbsp;Igor Nenadic ,&nbsp;Ulrich Stangier","doi":"10.1016/j.jadr.2025.100925","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jadr.2025.100925","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>There is evidence that depressed patients differ from non-depressed controls in their fear of happiness. This raises the question of whether fear of happiness causally impact depressive symptoms. The present study investigates the causal impact of fear of happiness on current depressed mood in depressed patients (<em>n</em> = 40) and nondepressed controls (<em>n</em> = 60) by experimentally manipulating fear of happiness. Level of depressed mood state was assessed before and after the manipulation. Depressed patients scored significantly higher on fear of happiness than nondepressed controls. Compared to a control group, participants who were experimentally induced to fear happiness, subsequently exhibited higher levels of depressed mood. This finding was evident in both groups, depressed patients and nondepressed controls. While further research is needed, the present results suggest the importance of fostering positive conceptions of happiness in the treatment of clinical depression as well as in its prevention.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":52768,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Affective Disorders Reports","volume":"21 ","pages":"Article 100925"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143892301","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Examining the latent structure of adverse childhood experiences in a sample of adults from the United States using exploratory structural equation modelling","authors":"Christa McCutchen,&nbsp;Philip Hyland","doi":"10.1016/j.jadr.2025.100923","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jadr.2025.100923","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>A considerable amount of research has been conducted to determine the detrimental impacts that adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) can have on physical and mental health. Many studies have used ACE questionnaires to measure these events; however, there is some debate regarding the proper theoretical model for ACEs. This study was conducted to evaluate the most commonly used 10-item ACE questionnaire to determine the latent structure of ACEs in the context of psychological wellbeing and internalizing psychopathology.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>A representative sample of adults (<em>n</em> = 1839) in the United States completed self-report measures. Exploratory Structural Equation Modelling (ESEM) was utilized to explore the latent structure of ACEs in the presence of negative and positive mental health outcomes and controlling for sex and race/ethnic categories.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>A one-factor model of the ACEs questionnaire provided reasonable fit to sample data and was deemed the most interpretable solution. The ACEs latent variables were positively correlated with internalizing psychopathology (β = 0.52) and negatively associated with psychological wellbeing (β = −0.44). Females had higher ACE scores and several racial/ethnic group differences were evident.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>The optimal representation of the latent structure of the ten ACE items is a unidimensional structure. Implications for assessment and research are discussed.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":52768,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Affective Disorders Reports","volume":"21 ","pages":"Article 100923"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143873888","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The echoes of childhood: How parental bonding and emotional trauma shape loneliness in young adults","authors":"Ilenia Rosa ,&nbsp;Chiara Conti ,&nbsp;Roberta Lanzara ,&nbsp;Irene Ceccato ,&nbsp;Chiara Gallelli ,&nbsp;Pasquale La Malva ,&nbsp;Alberto Di Domenico ,&nbsp;Piero Porcelli","doi":"10.1016/j.jadr.2025.100938","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jadr.2025.100938","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Loneliness is a subjective and painful experience resulting from an imbalance between desired and perceived social relationships. Several situational factors may increase loneliness in young adults. The study aimed to explore the association between parental bonding and loneliness by including childhood traumatic experiences and current psychological distress as potential mediators.</div></div><div><h3>Method</h3><div>A sample of 608 college students in psychology (Mage = 21.23, SD = 2.10) was consecutively enrolled. Sociodemographic characteristics, parental bonding (PBI), loneliness (UCLA), childhood traumatic emotional experiences (CTQ), anxiety (GAD-7), depressive (PHQ-9), and somatic symptoms (PHQ-15) were assessed through an online survey. After preliminarily assessing frequency distributions, descriptive statistics, and correlation, we performed a path analysis to examine both direct and indirect effects among the variables of interest.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The path model showed that PBI care was negatively associated with traumatic experiences in childhood (ps ≤ 0.01). Both emotional abuse and neglect during childhood predicted higher levels of anxiety and depression (ps ≤ 0.05). Emotional abuse further predicted somatic symptoms (<em>p</em> &lt; .001). Finally, loneliness was positively predicted by childhood traumatic emotional experiences, both neglect and abuse (ps &lt; 0.001), as well as by depression (<em>p</em> &lt; .001). Overall, the model explained a significant amount of variance in the UCLA scale (<em>R</em>² = 0.44, <em>p</em> &lt; .001).</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Childhood trauma and adult depressive symptoms mediate the link between low parental care and loneliness. Recognizing early negative parental bonding's impact allows for tailored interventions to enhance psychological well-being by addressing early attachment issues.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":52768,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Affective Disorders Reports","volume":"21 ","pages":"Article 100938"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144279350","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Intranasal racemic ketamine in treatment-resistant depression: Efficacy and tolerability in outpatient treatment","authors":"Jan Sarlon ,&nbsp;Timur Liwinski ,&nbsp;Annette Beatrix Bruehl ,&nbsp;Deanne Thomi ,&nbsp;Undine Emmi Lang","doi":"10.1016/j.jadr.2025.100954","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jadr.2025.100954","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background and aim</h3><div>Intranasal racemic ketamine is an off-label alternative for treatment-resistant depression (TRD), offering a non-invasive and compared to esketamine less expensive option. However, its efficacy and safety in outpatient settings remain underexplored. This study aimed to assess the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of intranasal racemic ketamine in patients with TRD.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>This retrospective analysis included 45 patients (mean age 50.7 years, 21 women) who completed an induction phase of eight treatments with intranasal racemic ketamine over four weeks. Symptom severity was measured using the Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS). A complete response was defined as <em>a</em> ≥ 50 % reduction in MADRS scores from baseline, and a partial response as a 25–50 % reduction.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The mean racemic ketamine dose was 114.0 mg, the mean MADRS score reduction after four weeks was 34.5 %. The mean increase in blood pressure was 7.4 mmHg systolic and 6.9 mmHg diastolic. A paired <em>t</em>-test comparing baseline and week 8 MADRS scores revealed a statistically significant reduction in scores, with a mean difference of 10.04. Cohen’s d for MADRS reduction was 1.30, indicating a large effect. A total of 31.1 % of patients achieved a complete response, and 33.3 % had a partial response. Euphoria was a significant predictor of treatment response (<em>p</em> &lt; 0.001). Adverse events requiring medical intervention occurred in four patients, and the drop-out rate due to adverse effects was 4.2 %.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Intranasal racemic ketamine is an effective, well-tolerated treatment for TRD, with favorable safety outcomes and substantial antidepressant effects.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":52768,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Affective Disorders Reports","volume":"21 ","pages":"Article 100954"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144680581","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Living alone and 12-month major depressive episode in men and women from 2005 to 2021","authors":"Mathilde M. Husky ,&nbsp;Hélène Amieva ,&nbsp;Valérie Bergua ,&nbsp;Karine Peres ,&nbsp;Océane Pic ,&nbsp;François Beck ,&nbsp;Christophe Léon ,&nbsp;Ingrid Gillaizeau ,&nbsp;Helen-Maria Vasiliadis","doi":"10.1016/j.jadr.2025.100971","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jadr.2025.100971","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>The objective of the present study is to determine whether living alone is associated with major depression among men and women after adjusting for sociodemographics known to be associated with depression.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Data from the 2005, 2010, 2017, and 2021 nationally representative cross-sectional French Health Barometer surveys were pooled covering <em>n</em> = 71,168 adults ages 18 to 75. Logistic regressions were performed to identify associations between 12-month major depressive episode and living alone overall, and stratified by sex.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>An increasing portion of adults 18 to 75 lives alone in France: 11.2 % in 2005, 16.7 % in 2010, 17.4 % in 2017, and 19.0 % in 2021. Among men, in our study, those living alone represented 10.3 % in 2005 to 20.0 % in 2021, among women, 12.1 % in 2005 and 18.0 % in 2021. Men are more likely than women to live alone before age 55, the reverse is true thereafter. In parallel, the prevalence of depression has increased from 8.0 % in 2005 to 13.3 % in 2021. In multivariable models adjusting for age, sex, education, occupation, income level, urbanicity and study wave, living alone was associated with higher odds of depression (AOR=1.50, 95 %CI=1.41–1.60). No significant interactions were found for living alone x sex, while living alone was significantly associated with depression only among those 25 or older.</div></div><div><h3>Limitations</h3><div>Cross-sectional surveys.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Living alone is becoming more frequent and is a strongly associated with major depression. This finding should raise attention to groups of men and women at increased risk of mental health problems.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":52768,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Affective Disorders Reports","volume":"21 ","pages":"Article 100971"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145007544","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"How does maternal “belief in a dangerous world” affect maternal and child depressive symptoms during times of crisis?","authors":"Ning Huang ,&nbsp;Evelyn Law ,&nbsp;Helen Chen ,&nbsp;Birit Broekman ,&nbsp;Jonathan Huang ,&nbsp;Shirong Cai ,&nbsp;Ai Peng Tan ,&nbsp;Jerry Chan ,&nbsp;Chong Yap Seng ,&nbsp;Bobby Cheon ,&nbsp;Anne Rifkin-Graboi","doi":"10.1016/j.jadr.2025.100968","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jadr.2025.100968","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Crises like a pandemic can exacerbate maternal and child depressive symptoms. The relationship between a pre-existing maternal dangerous world belief (BDW_Pre) with subsequent maternal (DEP_{Post_Mat)} and child depressive symptoms (DEP_{Post_Child}) during the actual crisis, and related mechanisms, remain unclear. This study 1) examines associations between BDW_Pre, DEP_{Post_Mat} and DEP_{Post_Child}, and 2) explores moderating and mediating roles of COVID-19 stress and pre-pandemic maternal depressive symptoms (DEP_{Pre_Mat}), along with the mediating effect of household conflict (HC_post).</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>This cohort data were from the Singapore PREconception Study of Long-Term Maternal and Child Outcomes, including 90 complete cases and 373 imputed cases. Multiple linear regression detected longitudinal associations between BDW_Pre, DEP_{Post_Mat}, and DEP_{Post_Child}, with COVID-19 stress and DEP_{Pre_Mat} as moderators. Structural equation modeling tested mediating roles of COVID-19 stress, DEP_{Pre_Mat}, and HC_post; insensitive maternal behavior was examined as an additional mediator.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>There were total associations of BDW_Pre with DEP_{Post_Mat} (β = 0.172, 90 % CI [0.039, 0.306]) and DEP_{Post_Child} (β = 0.161, 90 % CI [0.031,0.291]). DEP_{Pre_Mat} directly associated with an increase in DEP_{Post_Mat} (β = 0.361, 90 % CI [0.248, 0.475]) and DEP_{Post_Child} (β = 0.262, 90 % CI [0.121, 0.401]). COVID-19 stress and HC_Post sequentially mediated the association between DEP_{Pre_Mat} and DEP_{Post_Mat}, and this relationship could be independently mediated by the HC_Post.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Early interventions for pre-existing maternal depressive symptoms and BDW are critical to protect maternal and preschooler mental health during crises. Interventions prioritizing household conflict, alongside crises-related stress, livelihood impacts, and media exposure, may be beneficial for susceptible preschoolers and their mothers during crises.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":52768,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Affective Disorders Reports","volume":"21 ","pages":"Article 100968"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145007606","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Migration and separation among Latinx asylum seekers: Experiences and relations with anxiety and depression","authors":"Amanda Venta ,&nbsp;Ashley Bautista ,&nbsp;Maria Cuervo ,&nbsp;Alfonso Mercado ,&nbsp;Luz Garcini ,&nbsp;Cecilia Colunga-Rodríguez ,&nbsp;Mario Ángel-González","doi":"10.1016/j.jadr.2025.100963","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jadr.2025.100963","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study sought to describe the experiences of families seeking asylum at the U.S./Mexico border and explore how traveling with and without family was associated with mental health in a large group of Latinx adults. Additionally, we explored relations between experiences of family separation due to migration and anxiety and depression. <em>N</em> = 400 participants were recruited from two main locations: an encampment site along the Rio Grande River in Reynosa Tamaulipas, Mexico and a respite center serving families recently released by U.S. Customs and Border Protection in McAllen, Texas. The average age of participants was 31.35 years (<em>SD</em> = 9.30), and the gender distribution was as follows: 56.5 % identified as female, 41.8 % identified as male, and 1.8 % identified as transgender. All participants identified as Latinx and completed interview-based measures, including a demographic form, migration interview, and the Patient Health Questionnaire in Spanish. Results indicated that most participants (56 %) traveled with minor children and doing so was associated with increased anxiety and depressive symptoms, with neutralization of this effect when traveling with a spouse. All participants endorsed experiencing family separation due to migration and a relation between separation and symptoms of depression was noted, with particular vulnerability among a subset of participants who declined to discuss the separation. The findings of this study bring attention to a large and ongoing humanitarian crisis at the U.S.’s Southern border which renders Latinx asylum seeking families more vulnerable to affective disorders due to the traumatic and destabilizing effects of family separation.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":52768,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Affective Disorders Reports","volume":"21 ","pages":"Article 100963"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144889894","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}