ArticleJournal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry = Journal de l'Academie canadienne de psychiatrie de l'enfant et de l'adolescent2021
Children's Mental Health in Southwestern Ontario during Summer 2020 of the COVID-19 Pandemic.
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Prevalence of mental health symptoms in children and adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic: A meta-analysis.Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · 2023Pooled it
- Post-pandemic one health: Unpacking the role of greenspaces and human-dog interactions in long-term health and well-being.One health (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2025Review
- Psychosocial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children with chronic health conditions in Germany: a qualitative interview study.BMJ open · 2025Article
- Adolescent Anxiety, Depression and Flourishing before and During COVID-19 and the Predictive Role of Baseline Psychological Capital (PsyCap) on Student Mental Health and Subjective Wellbeing During the Pandemic.Child psychiatry and human development · 2025Article
- Impact of emerging COVID-19 variants on psychosocial health: A systematic review.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2025Review
- The Resilience of Caregivers and Children in the Context of COVID-19: A Systematic Review.Journal of child & adolescent trauma · 2023Article
- Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Mental Health and Socioeconomic Aspects in Greece.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- The impact of COVID-19 lockdown on children's and adolescents' mental health in Greece.Children & society · 2022Article
- The COVID-19 Pandemic and Adolescents' Psychological Distress: A Multinational Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Parental Home Monitoring and Support and Students' Online Learning and Socioemotional Well-Being During COVID-19 School Suspension in Hong Kong.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Understanding the Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Youth Psychopathology: Genotype-Environment Interplay.Biological psychiatry global open science · 2021Article
- What are the Bounds of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry?Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry = Journal de l'Academie canadienne de psychiatrie de l'enfant et de l'adolescent · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectiveCOVID-19 presents an unprecedented global crisis. Research is critically needed to identify the impact of the pandemic on children's mental health including psychosocial factors that predict resilience, recovery, and persistent distress. The present study collected data in June-July 2020 to describe children's mental health during the initial phase of the pandemic, including the magnitude and nature of psychiatric and psychological distress in children, and to evaluate social support as a putative psychosocial moderator of children's increased distress.
methodChildren and parents from 190 families of children aged 8 to 13 from the Windsor-Essex region of Southwestern Ontario reported (i) retrospectively on children's well-being (e.g., worry, happiness) immediately prior to the pandemic and (ii) on children's current well-being; irritability; social support; and anxiety, depressive, and posttraumatic stress symptoms at the baseline assessment of an ongoing longitudinal study of the COVID-19 pandemic.
resultsChildren and parents reported worsened well-being and psychological distress during the pandemic compared to retrospective report of pre-pandemic well-being. Child-perceived social support from family and friends was associated with lower symptom severity and attenuated increase in psychological distress.
conclusionsStudy findings suggest possible broad psychological impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and are consistent with prior research that indicates a protective role of social support to mitigate the negative psychological impact of the pandemic. These findings may inform clinical assessments and highlight the need for public resources to safeguard children's mental health.
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