ArticleJournal of affective disorders2022
The acute and persisting impact of COVID-19 on trajectories of adolescent depression: Sex differences and social connectedness.
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- 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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- Effects of Parent-Adolescent Relationship Quality on Youth Symptoms Amidst COVID-19.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Family stressors impact adolescents' anxiety and depressive symptoms during COVID-19.Journal of child and family studies · 2025Article
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- 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
- The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on administrative eating disorder prevalence in the outpatient sector and on severity of anorexia nervosa.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2025Article
- Identifying risk factors for depression and positive/negative mood changes in college students using machine learning.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Investigating sex differences in developmental origins of adolescent depression.Frontiers in child and adolescent psychiatry · 2025Article
- Supporting young people through the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond: a multi-site qualitative longitudinal study.BMC health services research · 2024Article
- Mental Health Status of Rhode Island Middle School and High School Students Before Versus During the COVID-19 Pandemic.The Journal of school health · 2024Article
- Evolution of Child and Youth Mental Health in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Longitudinal Analysis.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Rumination as a Mechanism of the Longitudinal Association Between COVID-19-Related Stress and Internalizing Symptoms in Adolescents.Child psychiatry and human development · 2024Article
- School students' burdens and resources after 2 years of COVID-19 in Austria: a qualitative study using content analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Exploring Social Bonds and Well-Being in Young Adults during and beyond the COVID-19 Pandemic.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Youth psychosocial resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic.Current opinion in psychology · 2023Review
- Self-harm among youth during the first 28 months of the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario, Canada: a population-based study.CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe COVID-19 era is a time of unprecedented stress, and there is widespread concern regarding its short- and long-term mental health impact. Adolescence is a sensitive period for the emergence of latent psychopathology vulnerabilities, often activated by environmental stressors. The present study examined COVID-19's impact on adolescent depression and possible influences of different domains of social connectedness (loneliness, social media use, social video game time, degree of social activity participation).
methodsA community sample of 175 adolescents (51% boys, mean age = 16.01 years) completed questionnaires once before and twice during the COVID-19 pandemic. Piecewise growth modeling examined the acute (7 weeks) and persistent (8 months) effects of COVID-19 on depressive symptoms, and differences across sex and social connectedness.
resultsSignificant increases in depressive symptoms followed pandemic onset for boys and girls. However, this increase was earlier and more pronounced among girls than boys, whose depression only increased significantly during the persistent period and to a lesser degree. Trajectories of depression were influenced by loneliness and social connections. LIMITATIONS: Most participants had economic stability and minimal exposure to the virus. Exacerbation of depressive symptoms may be more severe in higher risk populations.
conclusionsAdolescent depression levels have increased during COVID-19, and are higher for girls and those who are lonely. Enhanced screening and management for adolescent depression and social connectedness could play a critical role in mitigating the negative mental health fallout of COVID-19 and future pandemics within this population.
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