Smartphone language and resting-state EEG indicators of self-focused attention prospectively predict major depressive disorder risk in adolescents.

J Child Psychol Psychiatry · 2026 · PMC13170627 · PMID 41399007

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The indirect effect of alpha power on risk for MDE approached significance, HR = 1.12, 95% CI = [0.99, 1.36], p < .10.

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The mediation model further revealed a suppression effect, albeit weak and approaching significance, such that accounting for first‐person singular pronoun usage enhanced the protective effect of alpha power.

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