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However, evidence for its temporal role in the development of these conditions remains limited, particularly in adolescents, a group at heightened risk for psychopathology.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"S204579602610064X_sec2b\">\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A total of 5,291 adolescents (46.2% boys; M age\u00a0=\u00a014.40\u00a0\u00b1\u00a01.56, range\u00a0=\u00a010\u201318\u00a0years) completed self-report measures of IU, generalized anxiety and depressive symptoms at baseline, 6\u00a0months and 12\u00a0months. Linear and logistic regression analyses examined whether baseline IU predicted subsequent symptom severity and elevated (above-cut-off) symptom levels over time.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"S204579602610064X_sec3c\">\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Higher baseline IU significantly predicted increases in generalized anxiety and depressive symptoms, as well as higher odds of elevated generalized anxiety and depressive symptom levels at both 6- and 12-month follow-ups, even after adjusting for baseline symptom severity or baseline elevated symptom status. Baseline IU also predicted the new-onset and persistence of elevated symptoms across both intervals. Stratified analyses revealed developmental and sex differences: IU\u2019s predictive effects were strongest in early adolescence for girls and in middle-to-late adolescence for boys.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"S204579602610064X_sec4d\">\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>IU emerged as a transdiagnostic longitudinal predictor of generalized anxiety and depressive symptoms in adolescents, supporting its value as an early screening marker of vulnerability. 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