Using a longitudinal network structure to subgroup depressive symptoms among adolescents

BMC Psychology

Table 2 Global connectivity of the networks in the NDS and DS groups at baseline and follow-ups

Characteristics	Baseline (t1)			t2			t3			t4			Average of t1 to t4
Characteristics	NDS	DS	P^a	NDS	DS	P^a	NDS	DS	P ^a	NDS	DS	P^a	NDS	DS	Cohen’s d
Density	0.56	0.50	0.13	0.54	0.51	0.55	0.51	0.50	0.93	0.52	0.50	0.66	0.53	0.50	1.87
Global strength	5.63	5.68	0.81	5.59	6.16	0.05	5.24	5.73	0.05	5.54	5.82	0.16	5.50	5.85	1.76
Average clustering coefficient	0.70	0.70	0.99	0.64	0.63	0.97	0.73	0.71	0.71	0.73	0.67	0.31	0.70	0.68	0.57
Average shortest path length	1.35	1.44	0.28	1.37	1.41	0.67	1.41	1.44	0.67	1.40	1.42	0.70	1.38	1.43	2.03

^ais the results of permutation test (global strength from NCT and the others from NetworkToolbox). NDS, nondepressive symptom group. DS, depressive symptom group

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