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. 2025 Jun;35(2):e70029.
doi: 10.1111/jora.70029.

Socio-ecological domains and adolescent mental health: An application of the dual-factor model

Theda Rose  1 , Sharon Lambert  2 , Chang Liu  3 , Radhika S Raghunathan  4 , Rashelle J Musci  4 , Alexandra D W Sullivan  5 , Kristen Lyall  6 , Amy J Elliott  7 , Cindy T McEvoy  8 , Jean A Frazier  9 , Gayle M Shipp  10 , Daphne Koinis-Mitchell  11 , Jody M Ganiban  2 ; ECHO Cohort Consortium
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Socio-ecological domains and adolescent mental health: An application of the dual-factor model

Theda Rose et al. J Res Adolesc. 2025 Jun.

Abstract

Comprehensive assessment of mental health includes wellbeing and psychopathology. Using the dual-factor model of mental health, this study explored associations between socioecological domains and mental health profiles and subsequent moderations by sex, race and ethnicity, and age. Cross-sectional data were from the Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Cohort (N = 2826). Adolescents were 11-17 years old (mean age 14.4 ± 2.1), 55.3% non-Hispanic White, and 48% girls. Using latent profile analysis, four mental health groups were identified: positive mental health; parent-endorsed symptoms, but content; vulnerable; and troubled. Latent regression analyses showed that, overall, better family, peer, and teacher-school relationships were found in the positive mental health group compared with other groups. No significant moderations were observed. Implications for practice and policy are discussed.

Keywords: adolescent; cross‐sectional studies; dual‐factor model; latent profile analysis; mental health; socioecological domains; wellbeing.

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The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose.

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Conceptual model.
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Mean T‐scores of dual‐factor model indicators for the four‐profile model.
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