TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - Prevalence and correlates of depression and anxiety among Jordanian adolescents: a cross-sectional study
JO  - Youth and society
A1  - Dwekat, Entisar
A1  - Al-Amer, Rasmieh M.
A1  - Al-Daraawi, Hanan
A1  - Saleh, Mohammad Y. N.
SP  - 103
EP  - 121
VL  - 55
IS  - 1
N2  - Adolescence is a critical phase in which physical, psychological, and intellectual challenges occur. This study assesses the prevalence and correlates of depression and anxiety among a national sample of adolescents. A cross-sectional correlational design using depression, anxiety, and stress scale was used. Our data revealed that 49.1% and 78.2% of Jordanian adolescents had severe depressive symptoms and anxiety, respectively. Depression and anxiety had a significant positive correlation with gender and age and a negative relationship with monthly income and fathers? and mothers? educational levels. Binary logistic regression revealed that the whole model for depression had a coefficient of determination X2: (4, N 1,344), R2 (.149); p?<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0044-118X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0044118X211041383
ID  - ref1
ER  -