Symptoms of anxiety and depression represent a problem for health systems. Different sociodemographic variables affect the risk of suffering from them, among which is life stage. Given that the research literature is not clear about which age groups are at risk, the present research aimed to evaluate the symptoms of anxiety and depression in different age groups (18 to 24 years, 25 to 55 years and 56 to 65 years) of adults from CABA (35 %) and Greater Buenos Aires (65 %), considering interactions with gender and educational level. A sociodemographic questionnaire, the Beck Anxiety Inventory, and the Beck Depression Inventory were administered. The results show that the 18- to 24-year-old group reported higher levels of anxiety symptoms than the others. The 25- to 55-year-old group reported higher levels of depressive symptoms than the 56- to 65-year-old group. Regarding gender, those who...

Symptoms of anxiety and depression represent a problem for health systems. Different sociodemographic variables affect the risk of suffering from them, among which is life stage. Given that the research literature is not clear about which age groups are at risk, the present research aimed to evaluate the symptoms of anxiety and depression in different age groups (18 to 24 years, 25 to 55 years and 56 to 65 years) of adults from CABA (35 %) and Greater Buenos Aires (65 %), considering interactions with gender and educational level. A sociodemographic questionnaire, the Beck Anxiety Inventory, and the Beck Depression Inventory were administered. The results show that the 18- to 24-year-old group reported higher levels of anxiety symptoms than the others. The 25- to 55-year-old group reported higher levels of depressive symptoms than the 56- to 65-year-old group. Regarding gender, those who...

Symptoms seem to be constitutive parts of a complex clinical problem, rather than the expressions of a disease, as traditionally considered. Network analysis has proved to be useful to identify correlations amongst them. This study addresses associations regarding regulation strategies and depressive and anxious symptoms, as well as emotion regulation strategies’ risk and protective ability, in a sample of 1103 adults from Buenos Aires City and Greater Buenos Aires aged between 18 and 65 (M= 31.96; SD= 10.32). Results showed that CR and ES might be differentially associated with anxiety and depression symptoms, yet both exhibited negative bridge expected influence across the networks, suggesting a protective role. These findings have several implications for treatments.