| Title: |
Decolonizing mental health: how native languages reshape depression network architecture in 31,276 Peruvians |
| Authors: |
Javier A. Flores-Cohaila; Jeff Huarcaya-Victoria; Cesar Li-Amenero; Santiago Stucchi-Portocarrero; Carlos Alexis Salgado-Valenzuela; José Bojórquez-De la Torre; Brayan Miranda-Chavez; Cesar Copaja-Corzo |
| Source: |
Scientific Reports, Vol 16, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2025) |
| Publisher Information: |
Nature Portfolio, 2025. |
| Publication Year: |
2025 |
| Collection: |
LCC:Medicine; LCC:Science |
| Subject Terms: |
Network psychometrics; Depression; Cultural psychiatry; Peru; PHQ-9; Medicine; Science |
| Description: |
Abstract To date, no studies have investigated the effect of native language on depressive symptom networks. To address this gap, we examined depression symptom network structure across four major cultural-linguistic groups in Peru (Castellano, Quechua, Aymara, and Amazonian indigenous languages). We conducted a network analysis of PHQ-9 depression symptoms using nationally representative data from 31,276 Peruvian participants. Networks were estimated using ggmModSelect with Spearman correlations. Native language groups were compared using permutation tests to evaluate network differences. Depression networks exhibited distinct architectures across groups, with Castellano showing the highest connectivity (22 active edges), followed by Quechua (20 edges) and Aymara (12 edges, p |
| Document Type: |
article |
| File Description: |
electronic resource |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
2045-2322 |
| Relation: |
https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322 |
| DOI: |
10.1038/s41598-025-32838-6 |
| Access URL: |
https://doaj.org/article/af6a0aa2f6ea4cd4b4f0efb462b4bbd8 |
| Accession Number: |
edsdoj.f6a0aa2f6ea4cd4b4f0efb462b4bbd8 |
| Database: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |