ArticleEuropean child & adolescent psychiatry2022
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on quality of life and mental health in children and adolescents in Germany.
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A Psychological Intervention for Children's Mental Health Problems or Disorders Based on Parental Reflective Functioning to Enhance Positive Parenting During Adverse Situations
Feasibility, Acceptability, and Effectiveness of a Coping and Resilience Intervention in Adolescents in the Post-COVID-19 Era
Who cites it
481 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 1,043 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Mobile applications in adolescent psychotherapy during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review.Frontiers in public health · 2024Pooled it
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- A systematic review of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of adolescents and young people with disabilities aged 15-29 years.BMC public health · 2023Pooled it
- A systematic review of the mental health changes of children and young people before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2023Pooled it
- Annual Research Review: The impact of Covid-19 on psychopathology in children and young people worldwide: systematic review of studies with pre- and within-pandemic data.Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines · 2023Pooled it
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- A longitudinal daily diary study of stress, self-esteem fluctuation, and mood variability in adolescents.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Discovery colleges in youth mental health systems: developmentally adapted recovery-oriented learning environments.International journal of mental health systems · 2026Review
- Mental health, quality of life and mental health service use after the COVID-19 pandemic: Results from a cross-sectional nationwide study among German children and adolescents.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Elevated depression and anxiety symptoms among younger adults in Germany during the post-pandemic period.BMC public health · 2026Article
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Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented changes in the lives of 1.6 billion children and adolescents. First non-representative studies from China, India, Brazil, the US, Spain, Italy, and Germany pointed to a negative mental health impact. The current study is the first nationwide representative study to investigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and mental health of children and adolescents in Germany from the perspective of children themselves. A representative online survey was conducted among n = 1586 families with 7- to 17-year-old children and adolescents between May 26 and June 10. The survey included internationally established and validated instruments for measuring HRQoL (KIDSCREEN-10), mental health problems (SDQ), anxiety (SCARED), and depression (CES-DC). Results were compared with data from the nationwide, longitudinal, representative BELLA cohort study (n = 1556) conducted in Germany before the pandemic. Two-thirds of the children and adolescents reported being highly burdened by the COVID-19 pandemic. They experienced significantly lower HRQoL (40.2% vs. 15.3%), more mental health problems (17.8% vs. 9.9%) and higher anxiety levels (24.1% vs. 14.9%) than before the pandemic. Children with low socioeconomic status, migration background and limited living space were affected significantly more. Health promotion and prevention strategies need to be implemented to maintain children's and adolescents' mental health, improve their HRQoL, and mitigate the burden caused by COVID-19, particularly for children who are most at risk.
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