ReviewThe Lancet. Child & adolescent health2020
The effects of social deprivation on adolescent development and mental health.
Review in The Lancet. Child & adolescent health, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07456631 (ACTsocially), which is not on this map. Cited by 513 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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ACTsocially: The (Dis)Similarities of ACT for Changing Internalizing and Externalizing Symptomatology in Adolescence
Who cites it
513 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Measuring loneliness at a national scale: The measuring loneliness in England (INTERACT) study's approach and initial findings.BMC global and public health · 2026Article
- Children's social connections, internet usage and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Global South: evidence from Disrupting Harm.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2026Article
- Improving Social Functioning in Youth at Clinical High Risk for Psychotic Disorders With a Virtual Reality Based Cognitive Behavioural Therapy: The Feasibility and Acceptability of REVIVE.Early intervention in psychiatry · 2026Review
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Abstract
Adolescence (the stage between 10 and 24 years) is a period of life characterised by heightened sensitivity to social stimuli and the increased need for peer interaction. The physical distancing measures mandated globally to contain the spread of COVID-19 are radically reducing adolescents' opportunities to engage in face-to-face social contact outside their household. In this interdisciplinary Viewpoint, we describe literature from a variety of domains that highlight how social deprivation in adolescence might have far-reaching consequences. Human studies have shown the importance of peer acceptance and peer influence in adolescence. Animal research has shown that social deprivation and isolation have unique effects on brain and behaviour in adolescence compared with other stages of life. However, the decrease in adolescent face-to-face contact might be less detrimental due to widespread access to digital forms of social interaction through technologies such as social media. The findings reviewed highlight how physical distancing might have a disproportionate effect on an age group for whom peer interaction is a vital aspect of development.
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