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SynthesisJournal of research on adolescence : the official journal of the Society for Research on Adolescence2025

The COVID-19 pandemic and adolescents' and young adults' experiences at school: A systematic narrative review.

Aprile D Benner, Madeline K Harrington, Carmen Kealy, Chidozie E Nwafor

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Synthesis in Journal of research on adolescence : the official journal of the Society for Research on Adolescence, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Commentary: The COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on adolescent development: Embracing a more ecological perspective.Journal of research on adolescence : the official journal of the Society for Research on Adolescence · 2025
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Authors and funding

4 authors.

Aprile D BennerDepartment of Human Development and Family Sciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA.
Madeline K HarringtonDepartment of Human Development and Family Sciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA.
Carmen KealySchool of Education, University of Galway, Galway, Ireland.
Chidozie E NwaforDepartment of Psychology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria.ORCID 0000-0002-5221-7186

Funding

Scientific & Technical CoreP2CHD042849 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN · PI Catherine A Calder · 2017 to 2026
$5.2M
Biopsychosocial Pathways Linking Discrimination and Adolescent HealthK01HD087479 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN · PI BENNER, APRILE DAWN · 2017 to 2021
$787k
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development K01HD087479National Institute of Child Health and Human Development P2CHD042849NICHD NIH HHS K01 HD087479NICHD NIH HHS P2C HD042849Spencer Foundation
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic upended the lives of adolescents and young adults across the globe. In response to the pandemic onset, educational institutions were forced to pivot to online learning, a new teaching and learning format for most secondary and university students. This systematic narrative review summarizes findings from 168 publications spanning 56 countries on students' educational outcomes and school climate as well as the internal assets and contextual supports that promoted academic well-being during the pandemic. Our findings suggest that young people commonly reported declines in their academic-related outcomes and school-based relationships due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Internal assets (e.g., intrinsic motivation and self-efficacy) and contextual supports (i.e., relationships with teachers, peers, and parents) promoted academic well-being during the pandemic. Next steps for research on young people's academic well-being during the pandemic are suggested.

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COVID-19Education, DistanceSchoolsStudentsAdolescentHumansMotivationPandemicsSARS-CoV-2Self EfficacyYoung Adultacademic outcomesadolescents and young adultsCOVID‐19 pandemic

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PMID38509818
PMCPMC11415553

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