SynthesisChild psychiatry and human development2023
Mental Health Impact of COVID-19 among Children and College Students: A Systematic Review.
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108 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 265 citations in OpenAlex.
- Modifiable predictors of mental health literacy in the educational context: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC psychology · 2024Pooled it
- Prevalence, severity and risk factors of psychiatric disorders amongst sexual and gender diverse young people during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review.Clinical child psychology and psychiatry · 2024Pooled it
- Burnout increased among university students during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2024Pooled it
- How do machine learning models perform in the detection of depression, anxiety, and stress among undergraduate students? A systematic review.Cadernos de saude publica · 2024Pooled it
- The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on Italian primary school children's learning: A systematic review through a psycho-social lens.PloS one · 2024Pooled it
- Global burden of mental health problems among children and adolescents during COVID-19 pandemic: An umbrella review.Psychiatry research · 2022Pooled it
- Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children's mental health: A systematic review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Pooled it
- Consequences of Social Distancing Measures During the COVID-19 Pandemic First Wave on the Epidemiology of Children Admitted to Pediatric Emergency Departments and Pediatric Intensive Care Units: A Systematic Review.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2022Pooled it
- A mixed-methods evaluation of a psychosocial intervention to reduce mental health stigma among university students.Discover mental health · 2026Article
- Perceived Mental Health and Socioeconomic Impacts of Testing Positive for COVID-19: Qualitative Findings From a Regional Sample in New Mexico.Journal of counseling and development : JCD · 2026Article
- Visual analysis of college students' suicide based on Web of Science and CiteSpace software: A bibliometric review from 2002 to 2022.Medicine · 2026Review
- Teaching for Well-Being: The Mediating Roles of Social-Emotional Competence and Academic Buoyancy.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Parental Factors Moderate the Association Between COVID-19 Disruption and Adolescent Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties.The Journal of early adolescence · 2026Article
- Emotion regulation habits and emotional states of college students during lockdown: A cross-sectional survey.World journal of psychiatry · 2026Article
- Associations between COVID-19 pandemic experiences and suicidal ideation among adolescents: the mediating role of life satisfaction, subjective wellbeing, and anxiety.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Meeting Student Mental Health Needs in Survival Mode: A Qualitative Analysis of School Professional Mental Health Delivery at Michigan High Schools in Response to COVID-19.School mental health · 2026Article
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- Students' Socio-Emotional Skills and Academic Outcomes After the PROMEHS Program: A Longitudinal Study in Two European Countries.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- The impact of the SARS-CoV2 pandemic on the mental health of scoliosis patients in Germany.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2025Article
- Infection Control Measures in the Classroom During and in the Aftermath of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Multidimensional Analysis of Secondary Student Well-Being and Emotions.The Journal of school health · 2025Article
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Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic led to a worldwide lockdown and school closures, which have placed a substantial mental health burden on children and college students. Through a systematic search of the literature on PubMed and Collabovid of studies published January 2020-July 2021, our findings of five studies on children and 16 studies on college students found that both groups reported feeling more anxious, depressed, fatigued, and distressed than prior to the pandemic. Several risk factors such as living in rural areas, low family socioeconomic status, and being a family member or friend to a healthcare worker were strongly associated with worse mental health outcomes. As schools and researchers discuss future strategies on how to combine on-site teaching with online courses, our results indicate the importance of considering social contacts in students' mental health to support students at higher risk of social isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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