Longitudinal relationships between moral character and emotional health: A cross-lagged panel network analysis

• We explored three-wave longitudinal interplay between depression and moral competence. • Cross-lagged panel network analysis was used to clarify developmental models. • We converted the edge weights to the odds ratios to improve the interpretability. • There was a bidirectional prediction model of depression and moral competence. • There was a reciprocal relationship model of positive emotion and moral competence.