Now We Are 12: Young people’s experiences of depression and anxiety symptoms. Snapshot 7

<p dir="ltr">Mental health includes emotional, psychological, and social wellbeing and affects how we think, feel, and behave in daily life. It includes a range of negative (depression, anxiety, stress, trauma, addiction) and positive (happiness, flourishing, quality of life, life satisfaction) outcomes. Utilising data from the <i>Growing Up in New Zealand </i>birth cohort study, this snapshot reports young people’s experiences of depression and anxiety symptoms, explores key demographic factors (e.g., gender, ethnicity, and deprivation) and examines changes in mental health from 8 to 12-years-old.</p><p dir="ltr">The primary report contained in this file entitled 'Mental Health: Young people's experiences of depression and anxiety symptoms' includes:</p><ul><li>An introduction to anxiety and depression</li><li>Mother reported diagnosis of depression and anxiety, and engagement with mental health services for young people</li><li>Changes in young people's depression and anxiety symptoms from 8 to 12-years-old</li><li>A model summarising the factors associated with depression and anxiety symptoms at 12-years-old</li><li>Relevance for policy and practice</li></ul><p dir="ltr">The supplementary material attached to this file entitled 'Supplementary materials for Young People's Experiences of Depression and Anxiety Symptoms' includes:</p><ul><li>How the constructs were measured in the main report</li><li>Distributions of anxiety and depression scores</li><li>Additional descriptive analyses related to symptoms of anxiety and depression symptoms</li><li>Univariate and multivariate regression analyses for anxiety and depression symptoms</li></ul><p></p>