Trial reportThe Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine2022
The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Adolescent Mental Health and Substance Use.
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- Substance use and adolescent mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil: a longitudinal approach.Jornal de pediatriaTrial
- Adolescents' substance use trajectories across the COVID-19 pandemic: implications of pandemic disruptions and other risk and protective factors.Child development · 2026Article
- Personality variability during development predicts alcohol use before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Changes in Bullying Victimization Among High School Students in the United States, 2009-2023: Role of the COVID-19 Pandemic.The Journal of school health · 2026Article
- Extending the CASO-N24 to Late Adolescence: Psychometric Properties and Measurement Equivalence in a Peruvian School Sample.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Syndemics of complex risk factors in adolescents: findings from the youth risk behavior survey, 2021.Npj mental health research · 2026Article
- National Trends in the Prevalence of Suicide Attempts Among Adolescents by Self-Perceived Weight, 2005-2023: A Nationwide Representative Study in South Korea.Psychiatry investigation · 2026Article
- Trauma led us to substance use: an interpretative phenomenological analysis of refugee youth experiences with substance use during the COVID-19 pandemic in Uganda.BMJ public health · 2026Article
- Association between self-esteem and suicide risk in adolescents from five schools in northern Peru: A cross-sectional study.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2026Article
- Learning Modalities During COVID-19 and Adolescent Mental Health in North Carolina.The Journal of school health · 2026Article
- Association of Unemployment and Government Stringency With the Increased Burden of Anxiety and Depression Amid the Public Health Emergency: A Global Perspective.Brain and behavior · 2025Article
- COVID-19 Pandemic, Parental Protective Factors, and Substance Use Onset Among Early Adolescents in Appalachia.AJPM focus · 2025Article
- Association between perceived financial hardship and sleep duration among Korean adolescents.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- COVID-19 and psychiatric disorders among young people: a cross-sectional study.International clinical psychopharmacology · 2025Article
- Global Systematic Scoping Review of Adolescent Factors Associated With COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2025Article
- Diabetes Care and Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Perspectives of Adolescents with Diabetes, Parents, and Providers.Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings · 2025Article
- Effects of life rules on mental health and behavioral problems among adolescent and youth students: A survey after the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions in China.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Risk Factors and Clinical Predictors of Suicidal Behaviors and Non-Suicidal Self-Injury Among Pediatric Psychiatry Emergency Admissions Pre- and Post-Pandemic: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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Abstract
purposeThe aim of this study is to determine whether COVID-19-induced financial impact, stress, loneliness, and isolation were related to perceived changes in adolescent mental health and substance use.
methodsData were from Baseline (2018) and Wave 3 (2020; mean age = 14.8; 50% female) of 1,188 adolescents recruited from 12 Texas public middle schools as part of a randomized controlled trial. Participants were primarily Black (23%), Latinx (41%), Asian (11%), and White (9%). We assessed mental health and substance use (Baseline and Wave 3) and pandemic-related physical interaction, loneliness, stress, family conflict, and economic situation (Wave 3).
resultsCOVID-19-induced stress and loneliness were linked to depression (beta = 0.074, p ≤ .001; beta = 0.132, p ≤ .001) and anxiety (beta = 0.061, p = .001; beta = 0.088, p ≤ .001) among ethnically diverse adolescents. Adolescents who did not limit their physical interactions due to COVID-19 had fewer symptoms of depression (beta = -0.036, p = .03); additionally, adolescents who did not restrict their socializing were substantially more likely to report using a variety of substances (e.g., for episodic heavy drinking; odds ratio = 1.81, p = .001). Increased use of a food bank was linked to depression (beta = 0.063, p ≤ .001) and a negative change in financial situation was linked to increased alcohol use (odds ratio = 0.70, p = .04) among adolescents. DISCUSSION: After controlling for prepandemic psychopathology and race/ethnicity, COVID-19 induced isolation, loneliness, stress, and economic challenges were linked to poor mental health and substance misuse. Substantial structural, community, school, and individual level resources are needed to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on adolescent psychosocial health.
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