Cross-lagged analysis of anxiety and depressive symptoms, uncertainty stress with academic buoyancy in college students

LIU Yuxuan; WANG Yuhao; WANG Yihan; WANG Yingxue; HU Xinyi; TIAN Susu; TIAN Jiayi; WANG Wei

doi:10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2025168

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LIU Yuxuan, WANG Yuhao, WANG Yihan, WANG Yingxue, HU Xinyi, TIAN Susu, TIAN Jiayi, WANG Wei. Cross-lagged analysis of anxiety and depressive symptoms, uncertainty stress with academic buoyancy in college students[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH, 2025, 46(6): 832-836. doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2025168

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LIU Yuxuan, WANG Yuhao, WANG Yihan, WANG Yingxue, HU Xinyi, TIAN Susu, TIAN Jiayi, WANG Wei. Cross-lagged analysis of anxiety and depressive symptoms, uncertainty stress with academic buoyancy in college students[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH, 2025, 46(6): 832-836. doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2025168

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LIU Yuxuan, WANG Yuhao, WANG Yihan, WANG Yingxue, HU Xinyi, TIAN Susu, TIAN Jiayi, WANG Wei. Cross-lagged analysis of anxiety and depressive symptoms, uncertainty stress with academic buoyancy in college students[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH, 2025, 46(6): 832-836. doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2025168

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Cross-lagged analysis of anxiety and depressive symptoms, uncertainty stress with academic buoyancy in college students

doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2025168

School of Public Health, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou (221000), Jiangsu Province, China

Received Date: 2024-12-25
Rev Recd Date: 2025-04-16

Available Online: 2025-07-04

Publish Date: 2025-06-25

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Objective To examine the reciprocal relationships of anxiety and depressive symptoms, uncertainty stress with academic buoyancy among college students, providing evidence for mental health promotion and academic resilience enhancement. Methods A multi-stage cluster random sampling method was used to selected 741 undergraduates from grade 1 to 2 of a university in Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province. Participants completed two waves of surveys (T1: October 2022; T2: October 2023) using the Uncertainty Stress Scale, Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7), and Academic Buoyancy Scale. Cross-lagged models analyzed bidirectional relationships between three mental health variables and academic buoyancy, followed by latent variable modeling integrating all mental health dimensions. Results Cross-lagged model results revealed that T1 uncertainty stress negatively predicted T2 academic buoyancy (β=-0.14), while T1 academic buoyancy negatively predicted T2 uncertainty stress (β=-0.11); T1 depressive symptom negatively predicted T2 academic buoyancy (β=-0.08), while T1 academic buoyancy negatively predicted T2 depressive symptom (β=-0.09); furthermore, T1 academic buoyancy negatively predicted T2 anxiety symptom(β=-0.10) (P < 0.05). Results from the latent variable cross-lagged model of psychological problems (constructed from the three mental health variables) indicated that T1 psychological problems negatively predicted T2 academic buoyancy (β=-0.09), while T1 academic buoyancy negatively predicted T2 psychological problems (β=-0.09) (P < 0.05). Conclusions Longitudinal bidirectional relationships exist between mental health status and academic buoyancy in college students. Better mental health facilitates higher academic buoyancy.
- Mental health,
- Learning,
- Gross-lagged analysis,
- Students

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