Increased anxiety symptoms in adolescents led by school phobia

A community-based study

Bibliographic Data

ID15529939
AuthorsMengye Cao (0000-0003-1317-1223, Ningbo University, corresponding author), Wenwen Shen (0000-0001-6840-5707, Ningbo University), Fang Cheng (0000-0002-8260-9244, Affiliated Kangning Hospital of Ningbo University), Feng Cheng (0000-0001-9563-1734, Ningbo University), Wenwu Zhang (0000-0002-1402-3508, Ningbo University), Suxian Tan (Changzhou Third People's Hospital), Xiulian Qian (0009-0008-5359-9607, Changzhou Third People's Hospital), Song Yuan (0000-0002-3570-3545, Zhoushan Hospital), Shaohua Wang (0000-0003-4451-8883, Hangzhou Seventh Peoples Hospital), Guoling Zhou (Hangzhou Seventh Peoples Hospital), Deborah Baofeng Wang (0000-0002-6459-830X, Wenzhou Medical University), Minjie Ye (0009-0002-3478-8580, Wenzhou Medical University), Zhenyu Hu (0000-0003-3799-3299, Ningbo University), Haihang Yu (Ningbo University)
Year2026
Volume17
Pages1773347-1773347
Publication date2026-02-26
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueFrontiers in Psychiatry (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1664-0640 • E-ISSN: 1664-0640
PublisherFrontiers Media (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3389/fpsyt.2026.1773347
PMID41836672
OpenAlexW7131654601
LanguageEN
References cited19

This study demonstrates a substantial increase in anxiety symptoms among Chinese adolescents over time, particularly among girls, with school-related anxiety showing the most pronounced rise. These findings indicate a growing mental health burden in community-based adolescent populations and underscore the importance of early identification and school-based preventive strategies

Anxiety · Anxiety disorder · Depressive symptoms · Mental health · Outpatient clinic · Panic · Separation anxiety disorder · Social anxiety · Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Youth Substance Use and School Attendance

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