The Association Between Lifestyle Patterns and Depression in United States Emerging Adults: A Latent Class Analysis

Noelle Armstrong, Furong Xu, Simon Jones, Alisha Ali, Allison P. Squires, Kathleen Woolf, Department of Nutrition and Food Studies, Steinhardt School of Culture Education and Human Development, New York University, New York, Feinstein College of Education, Rhode Island University, Department of Population Health, Grossman School of Medicine, New York University, New York, Department of Applied Psychology, Steinhardt School of Culture Education and Human Development, New York University, New York, Rory Meyers College of Nursing, New York University, New York

American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine

Published online on December 30, 2025

Abstract

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Background:Lifestyle behaviors are a potential adjunctive treatment for depression in emerging adults (18-25 years), but the combination of behaviors associated with depression remains unclear.Methods:2,019 emerging adults from the National Health and ...