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Mediating Effects of Healthy Lifestyle Factors on Associations between Mental Health and Functional Outcomes in Early Adolescence

2026-02-12 psychiatry and clinical psychology Title + abstract only
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ObjectiveAlthough mental health and healthy lifestyle interventions are associated with functional outcomes in adolescence, the extent to which particular lifestyle factors explain relationships between mental health and outcome are unclear. Here we examined mediating effects of lifestyle factors on relationships between mental health and two functional outcomes measured 2-3 years later as well as the moderating effect of environmental risk factors on mediation strength in early adolescence. Me...

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