Effects of COVID-19 pandemic on mental health of children and adolescents: A systematic review of survey studies
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Objective: Mental health problems among children and adolescents are increasingly observed during the outbreak of COVID-19, leading to significant healthcare concerns. Survey studies provide unique opportunities for research during this pandemic, while there are no existing systematic reviews in this setting. The objective was to summarize existing survey studies addressing the effects of the current COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of children and adolescents. Methods: For this systematic review, we performed an electronic search in multiple databases from December 2019 to December 2020. The quality appraisal of the included studies was performed with the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme Qualitative Checklist. Because of the high methodological heterogeneity between studies, a narrative synthesis of the qualitative data was used. Results: In total, 35 survey studies with 65,508 participants, ranging from 4 to 19 years of age, are included in this review. Anxiety (28%), depression (23%), loneliness (5%), stress (5%), fear (5%), tension (3%), anger (3%), fatigue (3%), confusion (3%), and worry (3%) were the most common mental health issues reported. Children and adolescents with psychiatric and/or developmental disorders, such as severe obesity, chronic lung disease, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, cystic fibrosis, and obsessive-compulsive disorders, were especially vulnerable to the mental health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Age, gender, psychological quality, and negative coping strategies were identified as risk factors for the development of mental health problems. Social and family support, along with a positive coping style, was associated with better outcomes. Conclusion: The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health of children and adolescents is multifaceted and substantial. Survey studies regarding child and adolescent mental health amid COVID-19 indicated that anxiety, depression, loneliness, stress, and tension are the most observed symptoms. Positive coping strategies with family and social support may be important to achieving better outcomes. Due to limited available evidence, more well-designed studies in this area are urgently needed.
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Systematic reviews estimated the global prevalence of childhood and teenage depression at 23% and anxiety at 28%.
“Systematic reviews have estimated the global prevalence of childhood and teenage depression at 23% and anxiety at 28% [2]”
From Psychological Interventions and Those With Elements of Positive Psychology for Child and Youth Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Literature Review, Lessons Learned, and Areas for Future Knowledge Dissemination (2024) · cites this paper as [2]
The Results section ('Impact of COVID-19 on child and adolescent mental health'; page unavailable) reports anxiety at 28% and depression at 23% among the most frequently reported psychological reactions in the COVID-19 survey studies it reviewed. It does not present those figures as estimates of global prevalence among all children and teenagers. (LLM, conf=0.88)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredThe COVID-19 pandemic has exerted a substantial influence on the mental well-being of children and adolescents, with specific subgroups especially susceptible.
“Furthermore, the COVID-19 pandemic has exerted a substantial influence on the mental well-being of children and adolescents, with specific subgroups being especially susceptible to the psychological consequences of the pandemic [55].”
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Several systematic reviews found that certain child and adolescent populations were at risk for poorer well-being outcomes, including older adolescents, girls, neurodivergent populations, and/or chronic physical conditions, and populations with psychiatric or developmental disorders.
“Several systematic reviews also found that certain child and adolescent populations were at risk for experiencing poorer well-being outcomes, including older adolescents, girls, neurodivergent populations, and/or chronic physical conditions [23], and populations with psychiatric or developmental disorders (e.g., obesity, lung disease, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), obsessive comp”
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Methods of increasing children's and adolescents' feelings of belonging to a social group and experiencing positive social rewards can include access to physical exercise, social hobbies, and entertainment.
“Methods of increasing children’s and adolescents’ feelings of belonging to a social group and experiencing positive social rewards can include access to physical exercise, social hobbies, and entertainment [25,71].”
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“Disruption of routines, family and peer relationships, education, and support from services were identified as risk factors [6, 7], while a supportive network and adaptive coping strategies as protective factors [4, 6].”
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“Systematic review studies have reported that anxiety, depression, loneliness, stress, and tension are the most commonly seen symptoms in children and adolescents during COVID-19 which have negatively impacted children’s mental health [12-15].”
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“Factors that could be implicated with these findings are feelings of isolation at specific time points [38, 106], financial strain [107], trauma associated with losing family members and friends [108, 109], health-related fears [110, 111], and exposure to household conflict and abuse [112, 113].”
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Trends in Mental Health Diagnoses Among Publicly Insured Children.
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“Given the pandemic’s continued population-level psychological reper-cussions (Theberath et al., 2022), it is critical to understand the scope of these mental health consequences for LGBTQ + YYA (Dawson et al., 2021).”
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“Factors such as isolation, disrupted routines and education, financial strain and increased feelings of uncertainty about the future have significantly contributed to heightened levels of psychological distress [4–6].”
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“In fact, previous studies have reported that the prevalence of anxiety, depression, and stress increased in adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic [10-12].”
BackgroundSelf-citationChildren’s Subjective Well-Being During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Rodríguez‐Pose, A., Sandu, A., Taylor, C., & Hampton, J. M. (2023) · Child Indicators Research · doi:10.1007/s12187-023-10089-z · Cited by 9 · see citing works
“Surveys conducted during the pandemic have revealed significant increases in rates of depression, anxiety, and behavioural problems when compared to pre-pandemic benchmarks (Racine et al., 2021; Theberath et al., 2022).”
ResultCaregiver and Child Mental Health During 3 Years of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Price, A. M. H., Measey, M., Hoq, M., Rhodes, A., & Goldfeld, S. R. (2024) · PEDIATRICS · doi:10.1542/peds.2023-064658 · Cited by 9 · see citing works
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“…COVID-19 isolation measures had on children and adolescents: lack of social contact, lack of personal space at home, separation from parents or caregivers, and concerns about academic and social impacts [21,22], all of which can lead to the development of anxiety or depressive disorders [23-25].”
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“…in physical activity [7]; increased symptoms of anxiety, depression, loneliness, stress, fear, tension, anger, fatigue, confusion, and worry [8]; social disconnection with the loss of important life moments [9]; global learning difficulties, initiated during the pandemic and sustained over…”
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“First, several studies assessed the elevation of mental health symptomatology, treatment seeking, and psychiatric diagnoses during the pandemic [6].”
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“One of the traumatic experiences is being seriously ill, which could result in severe medical procedures or lengthy hospital stays, bringing flashbacks, nightmares, and anxiety [18,202,203].”
Landscape of loss: art therapy outdoors and traumatic bereavement
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“COVID-19 social distancing measures, including school closures and remote learning, resulted in a substantial rise in psychological distress in youth, especially those already struggling with mental health difficulties (Theberath et al., 2022).”
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“The changes are associated with numerous aspects of everyday life, including physical, mental, and social health [3], resulting from loneliness, stress, anxiety, and depression [4].”
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“This is exceptionally true considering the substantial e ff ects of the COVID-19 crisis, where students, with and without disabilities, are struggling now more than ever before (Chen et al., 2022; Dickinson et al., 2021; Lanza et al., 2022; Sandner et al., 2022; Theberath et al., 2022).”
Parents' acceptability of blended psychological interventions for children with emotional disorders
Moreira, H., Góis, A. C., Pereira, A. M., Gomes-Pereira, B., Caiado, B., Nepomuceno, M. I., & Pereira, A. I. (2023) · Internet Interventions · doi:10.1016/j.invent.2023.100687 · Cited by 7 · see citing works
“In addition, the sample was collected during the COVID-19 outbreak, which has had a substantial impact on children's mental health (Theberath et al., 2022).”
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“Positive management strategies with family and social support can be essential to achieve better results (Gaspar et al., 2022a, b, c; Jones et al., 2021; Panchal et al., 2021; Theberath et al., 2022).”
Fearing, G. (2024) · Children and Youth Services Review · doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2024.107479 · Cited by 7 · see citing works
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Testing a model of benefit-finding and growth in youths with chronic health conditions
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“Specific CCs (e.g., diabetes) were identified and communicated as a risk factor for severe complications from COVID-19 at an early stage during the pandemic, and children and adolescents with CCs were especially vulnerable to the mental health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic [39].”
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“26,29 The present study is the fi rst to investigate the Latin American adolescent population to analyze the consequences of drug use and its relationship with mental health.”
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“32 A small study comparing patients with MIS-C with sibling controls demonstrated lower executive functioning scores.”
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“…post-lockdown period (Cordovil et al. 2021; Idoiaga et al. 2022; Mourouvaye et al. 2021) and meta-analyses (Oliveira et al. 2022; Samji et al. 2022; Theberath et al. 2022) carried out on the effects of pandemics on children point to the fact that children’s mental health is being affected over…”
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Children’s Coping in Disasters: Developments, Challenges, and Future Directions
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“In response, researchers have examined children’s cop - ing during the pandemic, revealing that negative strategies such as behavioral avoidance, denial, self-blame, substance use, venting, were consistently associated with heightened distress [ 38, 39 ].”
Gender specific mental health among adolescents in Northern Italy: a cross-sectional study
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“With regard to PCS and fatigue, many lines of evidence have corroborated the negative relationship between them (Du et al., 2013; Li et al., 2022, c; Theberath et al., 2022), which is in line with our findings.”
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“The analysis reported significant rates of headaches [15.88% (95% CI 6.85 The mechanisms underlying the development of short-and long-term pain manifestations post-COVID-19 remain incompletely understood.”
BackgroundInfluentialAn Adaptive Decision-Making System for Behavior Analysis Among Young Adults
Pragathi, S., Narayanamoorthy, S., Pamucar, D. S., & Kang, D. (2024) · Cognitive Computation · doi:10.1007/s12559-024-10372-3 · Cited by 5 · see citing works
“Since the pandemic’s breakout, a growing number of reports of psychotic issues in kids and teens have surfaced, resulting in major health concerns [23].”
Stresserleben und Stresssymptomatik von Kindern und Jugendlichen in Zeiten der COVID-19-Pandemie
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“Post-pandemic, anxiety, depression, loneliness, stress, and tension are the now the most commonly reported symptoms affecting children and adolescents (Theberath et al., 2022).”
Global Challenges After a Global Challenge: Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic
Yazdanpanah, N., Sedikides, C., Ochs, H. D., Camargo, C. A., Darmstadt, G. L., Cerdà, A., Cauda, V., Peters, G. J., Sellke, F. W., Wong, N. D., et al. (2024) · Advances in experimental medicine and biology · doi:10.1007/978-3-031-61939-7_1 · Cited by 5 · see citing works
“Anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and sleep disturbances were commonly reported during the pandemic (Zeng et al. 2023; Peng et al. 2023; Ghahramani et al. 2022; Theberath et al. 2022).”
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“In addition, social policies could offer basic and concrete explanations about the Covid-19 pandemic, adapted to preschoolers’ cognitive level, as having accurate knowledge acts as a protective factor for mental health (Theberath et al., 2022).”
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Equine-assisted learning reduces anxiety and increases calmness and social skills in young people
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Ringing the bell for quality P.E.: What are the realities of remote physical education?
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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children’s occupations
Blanta, M., Karathanasi, A., & Tzonichaki, I. (2023) · Hong Kong Journal of Occupational Therapy · doi:10.1177/15691861231204905 · Cited by 4 · see citing works
“A systematic review by Theberath et al. (2022), as well as in this study (Eirich et al., 2022; Gadermann et al., 2022; Li et al., 2021; Nithya et al., 2021; Palomo-Carrion et al., 2022; Sama et al., 2021; Smirni et al., 2021; Werling et al., 2021), the COVID-19 pandemic has been linked with an…”
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Conradi, L., Hazen, A. L., & Covert, J. (2022) · Global Implementation Research and Applications · doi:10.1007/s43477-022-00065-0 · Cited by 4 · see citing works
“Effects such as the loss of family members, fears of contracting the disease, economic insecurity, increased caregiving burden, social isolation, and reduced access to supportive services have been associated with heightened levels of stress, increases in mental health and substance use concerns among both adults and…”
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Family Support And Social Support In Pre-Operative Anxiety Status
Mustamu, A. C., Bistara, D. N., & Susanti, S. (2023) · Journal of Health Sciences · doi:10.33086/jhs.v16i02.3802 · Cited by 4 · see citing works
“The family can be the closest part of the client, so maximum support must be given (Gao et al., 2022; Schwab et al., 2022; Shi et al., 2022; Theberath et al., 2022).”
BackgroundMaternal Beliefs about the Costs and Benefits of Solitude in Childhood and Adolescence
Coplan, R. J., Weingarten, J. P., Bowker, J. C., Ooi, L. L., & Archbell, K. A. (2023) · Journal of Child and Family Studies · doi:10.1007/s10826-023-02713-x · Cited by 4 · see citing works
“Global experiences of lockdowns and social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic have further highlighted the importance of considering both positive and negative impacts of solitude on youth well-being and mental health (Theberath et al., 2022).”
Long-COVID in children: An exploratory case-control study from a bio-psycho-social perspective
Freda, M. F., Scandurra, C., Auriemma, E., Guarino, A., Lemmo, D., Martino, M. L., Nunziata, F., Maldonato, M. N., & Continisio, G. I. (2023) · Journal of Psychosomatic Research · doi:10.1016/j.jpsychores.2023.111564 · Cited by 4 · see citing works
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Rejuvenating School Leadership Preparation and Development: Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic
Okilwa, N. S. A., Barnett, B., & Cleveland, S. (2025) · Studies in educational leadership · doi:10.1007/978-3-031-92064-6_16 · Cited by 3 · see citing works
Vatandoost, S., Baetens, I., Meersschaut, J. V. D., Heel, M. V., & Hove, L. V. (2023) · Clinical Medicine Insights Psychiatry · doi:10.1177/11795573231206378 · Cited by 3 · see citing works
“17 Future research needs to determine the potential cross-cultural differences in psychological impact of COVID-19 on adolescents, especially in understudied countries, such as Belgium and Iran.”
Background
- Authors
- Theberath, M., Bauer, D., Chen, W., Salinas, M., Mohabbat, A. B., Yang, J., Chon, T. Y., Bauer, B. A., & Wahner-Roedler, D. L.
- Affiliations
- St. Olaf College (US)
- Century High School, Rochester, MN, USA
- Mayo Clinic (US)
- St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN, USA
- Venue
- SAGE Open Medicine
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2022-01
- Volume
- 10
- Pages
- 20503121221086712-20503121221086712
- ISSN
- 2050-3121 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC8972920
- OpenAlex
- W4225507166
- Cited by
- 244
- References
- 44
- Citations by year
- 2026: 21 · 2025: 35 · 2024: 77 · 2023: 89 · 2022: 21
- FWCI
- 9.28
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- SAGE Open Medicine (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- The HEAD Foundation, Singapore
- 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, child mental health, adolescent mental health, anxiety, depression, loneliness, stress, coping strategies, social support, family support, mental illness, developmental disorders, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, cystic fibrosis, obsessive-compulsive disorder, morbid obesity, chronic lung disease, risk factors
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