Publication Name	World Journal of Psychiatry
Manuscript ID	106451
Country	China

Received	2025-02-27 07:50
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Category	Psychiatry
Manuscript Type	Observational Study
Article Title	Prevalence and risk factors of depressive and anxiety symptoms and functional constipation among university students in Eastern China
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Bo-Chen Jiang, Jing Zhang, Man Yang, Hai-Dong Yang and Xiao-Bin Zhang
ORCID	Author(s) ORCID Number Hai-Dong Yang http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8625-5474 Xiao-Bin Zhang http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0577-5951
Funding Agency and Grant Number	Funding Agency Grant Number Suzhou Clinical Medical Center for Mood disorders No. Szlcyxzx202109 Suzhou Key Laboratory No. SZS2024016 Multicenter Clinical Research on Major Diseases in Suzhou No. DZXYJ202413 General Program of Lianyungang Health Committee No. 202336
Corresponding Author	Xiao-Bin Zhang, Academic Editor, Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Suzhou Psychiatric Hospital, Institute of Mental Health, The Affiliated Guangji Hospital of Soochow University, No. 11 Guangqian Road, Xiangcheng District, Suzhou 215137, Jiangsu Province, China. zhangxiaobim@163.com
Key Words	University students; Depression; Anxiety; Functional constipation; Patient Health Questionnaire-9; Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7
Core Tip	This study reveals gender-specific associations between mental health and functional constipation (FC) among Chinese university students. In a large-scale survey of 12721 students, females showed greater vulnerability to parental conflict for depressive symptoms and stronger associations between FC and depression, while males demonstrated higher susceptibility to parental conflict for anxiety symptoms. The study quantifies, for the first time, the substantial population impact of poor family relationships, contributing to 38.6% of depressive and 33.5% of anxiety, providing evidence for gender-differentiated family-based intervention strategies.
Publish Date	2025-05-29 09:14
Citation	<p>Jiang BC, Zhang J, Yang M, Yang HD, Zhang XB. Prevalence and risk factors of depressive and anxiety symptoms and functional constipation among university students in Eastern China. <i>World J Psychiatry</i> 2025; 15(6): 106451</p>
URL	https://www.wjgnet.com/2220-3206/full/v15/i6/106451.htm
DOI	https://dx.doi.org/10.5498/wjp.v15.i6.106451

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