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An MLP with residual connections was employed to establish the nonlinear relationship between LRP and anxiety and depression.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The MLP model achieved an average accuracy of 86.8% for predicting non-anxious individuals and 81.4% for anxious individuals. In the case of depression, the model\u2019s accuracy was 90.1% for non-depressed individuals and 84.1% for those with depression. SHAP value analysis identified \u201cTense\/Suspenseful-Emotional Tone,\u201d \u201cWar and Peace-Thematic Content,\u201d and \u201cInfrequent Reading-Reading Habits\u201d as the top contributors to anxiety prediction accuracy. Similarly, \u201cSad-Emotional Tone Preference,\u201d \u201cEmotional Depictions-Thematic Content,\u201d and \u201cThought-Provoking-Emotional Tone\u201d were the primary contributors to depression prediction accuracy.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>The MLP accurately models the nonlinear relationship between LRP and mental health in university students, indicating the significance of specific reading preferences as risk factors. The study underscores the importance of literature emotional tone and themes in mental health. 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