ArticleJournal of affective disorders2021
The changes of suicidal ideation status among young people in Hong Kong during COVID-19: A longitudinal survey.
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- The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic and school closures on self-harming and suicidal behaviors in adolescents: A comprehensive meta-analysis.Suicide & life-threatening behavior · 2025Pooled it
- Suicidality and self-harm in adolescents before and after the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Pooled 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
- Suicide before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Pooled it
- The Influence of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Social Anxiety: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Pooled it
- Living through the psychological consequences of COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review of effective mitigating interventions.BMJ open · 2022Pooled it
- The mediating role of self-compassion and growth mindset in the relationships between multifaceted factors and youth suicidality in Hong Kong.BMC psychiatry · 2026Article
- Prevalence of anxiety and associated risk factors among maternal and child health hospital female attenders: a cross-sectional multicenter study.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Associations of Emotion Regulation Difficulties, Psychological Well-Being, and Life Satisfaction with Suicidal Ideation and Suicidal Behaviour Among University Students in Indonesia: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2026Article
- Effects of Web-Based Single-Session Growth Mindset Interventions for Reducing Adolescent Anxiety: Four-Armed Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR pediatrics and parenting · 2025Article
- COVID-19 and Psychopathologies in Children-A Single Session Intervention Plan to Promote Mental Health during Crises Management: A Systematic Review.Iranian journal of public health · 2025Review
- Social anxiety symptoms and their relationship with suicidal ideation and depressive symptoms in adolescents: A prospective study.JCPP advances · 2025Article
- Professional mental health aid for children, adolescents, and young adults during COVID-19 in Flanders, Belgium.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Moderation effects of health behaviors on stress and suicidal ideation in adolescents: a cross-sectional survey during COVID-19.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Assessing the health, social, educational and economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on adolescents in low- and middle-income countries: a rapid review of the literature.Sexual and reproductive health matters · 2023Review
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- Pre-COVID brain network topology prospectively predicts social anxiety alterations during the COVID-19 pandemic.Neurobiology of stress · 2023Article
- Evolution of Youth's Mental Health and Quality of Life during the COVID-19 Pandemic in South Tyrol, Italy: Comparison of Two Representative Surveys.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Examination of Web-Based Single-Session Growth Mindset Interventions for Reducing Adolescent Anxiety: Study Protocol of a 3-Arm Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2023Article
- Suicidal ideation in the general population in China after the COVID-19 pandemic was initially controlled.Journal of affective disorders · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundPandemics affect the physical and mental well-being of all potentially at-risk young people globally. This longitudinal study examines changes of suicidal ideation status among adolescents during COVID-19.
methodA follow-up after nine-months of a school-based survey among 1,491 secondary school students was conducted during COVID-19. Psychological well-being, psychological factors, family support, and COVID-19-related experiences were examined.
resultsThe prevalence of suicidal ideation were 24% and 21% among the participants before and during COVID-19, respectively. In particular, 897 (65.0%) remained non-suicidal, 193 (14.0%) recovered from being suicidal, 148 (10.7%) newly reported being suicidal, and 143 (10.4%) remained suicidal. Respondents who remained suicidal were found to have significantly higher depression, anxiety, stress, loneliness, and social anxiety, fixed mind-set, lower meaning of life and self-control; and lower parental support and supervision than the other three groups. Participants with suicidal ideation reported more negative perceptions about COVID-19 than non-suicidal participants. Multinomial logistic regression showed that anxiety, trait anxiety and life satisfactory in baseline were associated with suicidal ideation at follow-up. LIMITATION: This study was limited by the small number of protective variables being included in the baseline survey to examine the potential reasons for the recovery of suicidal ideation at follow-up.
conclusionPoor psychological well-being, lower level of family support, and negative impacts of the pandemic were consistently associated with students' presence of suicidal ideation during the pandemic. Further intervention studies are needed to examine effects of mental health consequences of COVID-19 on youth mental health and to promote positive youth well-being.
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