The mental health implications of COVID-19 for adolescents: follow-up of a four-wave longitudinal study during the pandemic.
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= 13.9 years; 50.3% female). Participants were recontacted to assess their anxiety, depression, and emotion dysregulation symptoms during the pandemic. Latent growth modeling based on four pre-COVID time points indicated the extent to which the fifth (COVID) time point deviated from trend expectations. Results showed that (a) anxiety and depression scores were significantly higher than previous trajectories would have predicted, and (b) deviations from personal trajectories were associated with higher levels of perceived lifestyle impact due to the pandemic. Furthermore, gender-based analyses revealed that financial impacts, lifestyle impacts, and coronavirus fear were differentially associated with symptom increases for male and female participants. The current study is among the first to report that adolescent mental health trajectories have been altered in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. As physical distancing and other safety precautions may be required for several years, it is essential that we gain a deep understanding of how prevention efforts are associated with significant disruptions to youth mental health to bolster youth resilience during these unprecedented times. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).
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- Authors
- De France, K., Hancock, G. R., Stack, D. M., Serbin, L. A., & Hollenstein, T.
- Affiliations
- University of Maryland, College Park (US)
- Concordia University (US)
- Queen's University (CA)
- Venue
- American Psychologist
- Published
- 2022-01
- Volume
- 77
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 85-99
- ISSN
- 0003-066X (ISSN-L)
- 1935-990X
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- 170
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- en
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- closed
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- American Psychologist (publishedVersion)
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- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Keywords
- COVID-19 pandemic, adolescent mental health, anxiety, depression, emotional dysregulation, mental health trajectories, financial impact, gender differences, youth resilience, social distancing
- MeSH terms
- COVID-19, Adolescent, Depression, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Mental Health, Pandemics
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