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Pearson correlation, regression analysis, and PROCESS Model 6 were used to test the proposed mediation pathways.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Neuroticism was positively associated with depression, anxiety, and SVO. Mediation analyses showed that the association between neuroticism and SVO was significant through anxiety alone and through the sequential pathway of depression to anxiety, whereas the indirect pathway through depression alone was not significant. In contrast, the sequential pathway of anxiety and depression was not supported.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The findings suggest that depression and anxiety may play different roles in the association between neuroticism and adolescent SVO. In particular, anxiety appeared to be the more proximal emotional factor, whereas depression may contribute more indirectly through its association with anxiety. 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