ArticleBMC public health2025
Decomposition and comparative analysis of differences in anxiety between urban and rural Chinese adults: a national cross-sectional study.
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- Unpacking contextual changes underlying self-injurious thoughts and behaviors among bullying-involved adolescents and young adults in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic.BMC psychology · 2026Article
- Analysis of influencing factors and urban-rural difference decomposition of mental health literacy among residents in Chongqing, Southwest China: a large-scale multistage random sampling survey.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Longitudinal relationship between anxiety and sleep quality in community residents: the mediating effect of loneliness.BMC psychiatry · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundAnxiety is a severe global health problem. The long-established urban-rural dichotomy in China has led to unequal development in rural and urban areas, which may result in significant differences in the anxiety of rural and urban China. However, a comprehensive nationwide study exploring such disparities among Chinese adults remains lacking.
methodsThe study extracted 27875 Chinese adults from the Psychology and Behaviour Investigation of Chinese Residents in 2022. The study utilized generalized linear regression analysis to explore the factors associated with Chinese adults' anxiety in urban and rural areas. Further, we used the Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition to analyze the role of explanatory factors in urban-rural disparities in anxiety among Chinese adults.
resultsThe median anxiety score among rural adults was 5.00 (P
conclusionThe prevalence of anxiety was higher in rural than in urban Chinese adults. The government should identify urban-rural disparities' explanatory factors to target precise intervention strategies, thereby narrowing the mental health differences between rural and urban.
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