09/10/2025
Happy to share that our departmental faculties Dr. Sushovon Jana, Ms. Anwesha Sengupta, and Prof. Prasanta Narayan Dutta have published an article “A gender-specific study for exploring the factors affecting mental health through identifying the underlying patterns and sub-patterns” in “Japanese Journal of Statistics and Data Science”, Springer (Scopus, ESCI).
In the present study, we have conducted a survey which consists of 418 individuals’ data (mostly from the student community) from inside and outside India regarding their mental health status. This data is analyzed to identify the patterns in gender specific population units, examines the underlying latent factors, for analyzing the consequent mental health challenges. Such gender demarcated analysis enables policymakers to initiate targeted interventions; therein lies the uniqueness of this study. This study investigates the application of Latent Class Regression Analysis and Bayesian Structural Equation Modeling (BSEM) over latent class analysis and traditional structural equation modeling, to address the problem. Using multiple clustering indices and fit statistics, a two-class solution best described both male and female populations. In addition, Kernel SHAP values with bootstrap stability analysis are integrated to achieve the feature importance for providing a detailed understanding of the latent factors influencing stress levels across diverse populations. SHAP-informed priors are incorporated into BSEM, which improves the model fit as compared to weak priors (lower WAIC, higher PPPI). Results reveal distinct stress profiles linked to social media use, loneliness, sleep quality, and financial stress, providing a basis for targeted psychological and behavioral interventions. Findings emphasize internally driven stress dynamics and support SHAP-guided prior specification for targeted, subgroup-specific intervention strategies.
The article is available online. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s42081-025-00318-w
We would like to express our warm wishes for their constant motivation for the completion of such an article, which is interesting and a timely topic.
Thank you all.
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The study identifies the patterns in gender specific population units, examines the underlying latent factors, for analyzing the consequent mental health challenges. Such gender demarcated analysis enables policymakers to initiate targeted interventions; therein lies the uniqueness of this study. In...
