Bidirectional relationships between intolerance of uncertainty and generalized anxiety among adolescents: insights from cross-lagged panel network analysis

Table 1 Descriptive statistics of the current sample (n = 7434)

Characteristics		n	%
Age^a [year, mean (SD)]	15.33 (1.57)
Sex	Boys	3670	49.4
Sex	Girls	3764	50.6
Ethnicity	Han^b	7397	99.5
Ethnicity	Others	37	0.5
Parental martial status	Married	6767	91.0
Parental martial status	Not current married^c	667	9.0
Immigrants’ second generation	Yes	619	8.3
Single-child status	Yes	354	4.8
Left-behind status^d	Yes	1463	19.7
Chronic physical illness^e	Yes	133	1.8
Family history of psychiatric illness	Yes	81	1.1
Family monthly incomes	< 6000	2456	33.0
	6000–12,000	1907	25.7
	12,000–18,000	372	5.0
	18,000–24,000	111	1.5
	> 24,000	144	1.9
	Unknown	2444	32.9
Negative life events [mean (SD)]	29.66 (13.97)
IU levels at T1 [mean (SD)]	30.26 (11.16)
IU levels at T2 [mean (SD)]	31.18 (10.61)
Generalized anxiety symptoms severity at T1 [mean (SD)]	3.35 (4.22)
Generalized anxiety symptoms severity at T2 [mean (SD)]	3.15 (4.04)

IU intolerance of uncertainty
^aThe range of age in the current sample was 11–19 years
^bHan is the major ethnic group in China
^cNot current married included separated, divorced, and widowed
^dLive separately from one or both parents for more than 6 months
^eChronic physical conditions referred to having at least one of arthritis angina, asthma, diabetes, visual impairment, or hearing problems

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