Depression and anxiety symptoms among Kenyan adolescents: psychometric validation, prevalence, network analysis, and psychosocial determinants
Tom L. Osborn, Rosine Baseke, Faith Kamau, Maureen Ngesa, Rachael Kilonzo, Priscillah Agunda, Kane Vundi, Ray Kongong’a, Christine M. Wasanga, Victoria Mutiso, David Ndetei · 2026
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Tom L. Osborn and colleagues report in 2026 on low mood and worry among Kenyan high school pupils. Their work tests whether two well known Western questionnaires work well in this setting. The team also counts how many pupils score high, and looks at links with school and social life across three studies run from 2021 to 2023.
The questionnaires went to 7,865 pupils aged 12 to 20 years. About three in ten scored high for low mood. About one in four scored high for worry. Pupils with more support from others felt better. Pupils who felt more in control also felt better. Final-year pupils scored worse, and worry sat at the centre of the symptom web.
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| CREATOR | Tom L. Osborn, Rosine Baseke, Faith Kamau, Maureen Ngesa, Rachael Kilonzo, Priscillah Agunda, Kane Vundi, Ray Kongong’a, Christine M. Wasanga, Victoria Mutiso, David Ndetei |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 78064 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |