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Heterogeneity in the trajectories of psychological distress among late adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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- A systematic review of longitudinal risk and protective factors for loneliness in youth.Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · 2024Pooled it
- Pandemic Fallout: Sustained Declines in Young People's Subjective Well-Being and Protective Factors in Switzerland.Social indicators research · 2025Article
- Heterogeneity in the trajectories of psychological distress among late adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic.JCPP advances · 2023Article
- Development and validation of a multimodal data collection system for adolescent mental health management.Digital healthArticle
- Exploring the Relationship Between Perceived Social Support and Psychological Resilience Among Chinese Adolescents in Post-Pandemic Online Learning Contexts: The Mediating Role of Loneliness.Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financingArticle
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Abstract
Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has constrained opportunities in social, educational and professional domains, leading to developmental challenges for adolescents initiating their transition to adulthood. Meta-analysis indicated that there was a small increase in psychological distress during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, significant heterogeneity in the psychological response to the COVID-19 pandemic was noted. Developmental antecedents as well as social processes may account for such heterogeneity. The goal of this study was to characterize trajectories of psychological distress in late adolescence during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: 5014 late adolescents born between 2000 and 2002 from the UK Millennium Cohort Study completed online self-reported assessments at three occasions during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic (May 2020, September/October 2020 and February/March 2021). These surveys assessed psychological distress, loneliness, social support, family conflict, as well as other pandemic stressors. Information on developmental antecedents were obtained when cohort members were 17 years of age. Results: Four distinct trajectories class were identified. Conclusions: The largest trajectory showed low and declining psychological distress, highlighting the resilience of the majority of late adolescents. However, a subgroup of adolescents experienced large increases in psychological distress, identifying a group of individuals more vulnerable to pandemic-related stress.
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