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Statistical analyses included reference comparisons with normative data, two-way analysis of variance with effect sizes, multinomial logistic regression for PHQ-9 depressive symptom severity, and multiple linear regression using the enter method for MMHI-60 total average scores.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Students showed higher psychological distress compared with national norms across multiple domains. In-school learning was associated with significantly higher psychological distress and depressive symptoms compared to home-based online learning (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.001). Poorer subjective sleep quality, longer sleep latency, and shorter sleep duration were independently associated with worse mental health outcomes, with subjective sleep quality showing the strongest association (\n                      <jats:italic>\u03b2<\/jats:italic>\n                      =0.333,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.001). Overall, 23.4% of students had moderate to severe depressive symptoms. The associations between learning modality, sleep quality, and mental health did not differ substantially by gender or educational stage after adjusting for covariates.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Learning modality (in-school vs. home-based) and sleep quality are independently associated with adolescent mental health. Students in in-school settings report higher psychological distress than those learning at home. Interventions promoting sleep hygiene and creating supportive school environments may be beneficial, though causal effects cannot be established due to the cross-sectional design.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fped.2026.1854377","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,22]],"date-time":"2026-07-22T05:54:01Z","timestamp":1784699641000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["The impact of learning modalities and sleep quality on adolescent mental health: a cross-sectional study"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"14","author":[{"given":"Li","family":"Du","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Psychiatry, The 3rd People Hospital of Lanzhou","place":["Lanzhou, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Kun","family":"Qiao","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou 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