APS
2026 APS Annual Convention · 2026
Anxiety Onset In Adulthood: A Deep-Learning Prediction with Social Determinants of Health
- Wai Kai Hou
Department of Psychology, The Education University of Hong Kong - Wai Kai Hou
Centre for Psychosocial Health, The Education University of Hong Kong - Lam Wong
Centre for Psychosocial Health, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR - Yi Wong
Department of Data Science, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR - Ting Yat Wong
Centre for Psychosocial Health, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR - Ting Yat Wong
Department of Psychology, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR - Huinan Liu
Department of Special Education and Counseling, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR - Huinan Liu
Centre for Psychosocial Health, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR - Philip Leung Ho Yu
Department of Mathematics and Information Technology, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR - Chetwyn Chi Hin Chan
Department of Psychology, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR - Sandra Sau Man Chan
Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR - Sandro Galea
School of Public Health, Washington University in St Louis, St Louis, Missouri
Abstract
We applied a deep learning model to identify social determinants predicting time-to-onset of adult anxiety disorders in 123,704 participants (59,524 males, Mage=57). Key predictors included low socioeconomic status, high deprivation area, air pollutants, and poor social support, emphasizing the need for region-specific, socially informed mental health strategies.
