Cited by 187COVID-19 and Mental HealthSocial impacts of COVID-19Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development

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“I Hate This”: A Qualitative Analysis of Adolescents' Self-Reported Challenges During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Abstract

Purpose The COVID-19 pandemic presents unique challenges for adolescents because of disruptions in school and social life. We compiled a diverse group (36.8% nonwhite or multiracial) of high schoolers' open-ended responses to the question: "What are your three biggest challenges right now?" (N = 719 adolescents).Methods Using open and axial coding, we identified N = 1,902 thematic units (M = 2.64, SD = .701) and 14 thematic categories, including mental health, physical health, family, friends, social connection and community, academics, missing important events, socioeconomic issues, routine, COVID rules and adjustment, contraction/exposure to COVID, technology, and future plans.Results Adolescents most commonly reported challenges related to academics (23.7%) but also cited high numbers of challenges in mental (14.8%) and physical (13.2%) health and friend (11.4%) domains.Conclusions Efforts should focus on helping adolescents cultivate academic skills needed during school closures, providing mental/physical health resources and helping them navigate peer relationships-especially given ongoing remote education and social distancing due to the pandemic.

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    Adolescents' own reports of their biggest challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic are not yet known.

    “we do not yet know what adolescents themselves report as their biggest challenges during this global pandemic.”
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    Public officials and communities often overlook the healthcare schools provide to adolescents.

    “Public officials and communities often overlook the healthcare schools crucially provide to adolescents.”
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    All students quickly adapted to e-learning platforms.

    “Although all students quickly adapted to e-learning platforms”
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  1. Radha, 2020, E-Learning during lockdown of covid-19 pandemic, A Glob perspective, 13, 1088

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Authors
Scott, S. R., Rivera, K. M., Rushing, E., Manczak, E. M., Rozek, C. S., & Doom, J. R.
Affiliations
  • University of Denver (US)
  • Washington University in St. Louis (US)
Corresponding author
Scott, Samantha R.
Venue
Journal of Adolescent Health
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2021-02
Volume
68
Issue
2
Pages
262-269
ISSN
1054-139X (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W3113010480
Cited by
185
References
28
Citations by year
2026: 11 · 2025: 11 · 2024: 37 · 2023: 47 · 2022: 48 · 2021: 31
FWCI
12.57
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of Adolescent Health (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • PsyArXiv (OSF Preprints) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • PsyArXiv (OSF Preprints) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • University of Denver
  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social impacts of COVID-19
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
Keywords
COVID-19 pandemic, adolescents, adolescent problems, mental health, physical health, school closures, distance education, social distancing, peer relationships, family, socio-economic problems, COVID-19 exposure, technology use, social connectedness
MeSH terms
Social Interaction, COVID-19, Adolescent, Family, Female, Health Status, Humans, Male, Mental Health, Students, Education, Distance, Friends, Qualitative Research

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