Protective and risk activities for emotional and behavioural well‐being of children and adolescents during the COVID‐19 lockdown

Nicolì, Ilaria; Spinelli, Maria; Lionetti, Francesca; Logrieco, Maria Grazia Mada; Fasolo, Mirco

doi:10.1111/cch.13003

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“…Theoretical frameworks of resilience have claimed that close social relationships are among the most important resilience factors for child well-being during social disruptions [ 13 , 48 – 50 , 69 , 71 ]. In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, the parent–child relationship quality could therefore function as a resilience factor in children’s developmental trajectories as also suggested by the previous work [ 4 , 16 , 55 ]. However, there is little evidence on the long-term effects of the parent–child relationship quality on child well-being trajectories during the pandemic.…”

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Short-term and long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on child psychological well-being: a four-wave longitudinal study

Essler

Christner

Paulus

2023

Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry

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As the COVID-19 pandemic further unfolds, it becomes a key theoretical and practical question to identify trajectories of child psychological well-being and to explore risk and resilience factors for developmental adjustment. The current study addressed this research gap by means of an ecological design: A (lockdown)–B (relaxation)–B (relaxation)–A (lockdown). We collected parental reports via online questionnaires over four measurement occasions during the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany (non-probabilistic sample): from the first lockdown (T1—spring 2020, N = 1769) to the following period of relaxation (T2—summer 2020, n = 873; T3—fall 2020, n = 729) on to the second lockdown (T4—winter 2020/21, n = 748). Key measures at T1–T4 were child emotional and behavioral problems as well as hyperactivity, child emotional and family-related well-being, parental strain, and parent–child relationship quality. We found evidence for quadratic growth models. While child problem behaviors (b = 0.32, p < 0.001) and emotional well-being (b = − 0.33, p < 0.001) improved after the first lockdown during subsequent periods of relaxation before worsening again in the second lockdown, child family-related well-being steadily decreased over all four measurement points (T1–T2: p < 0.001; T2–T3: p = 0.045; T3–T4: p = 0.030). Importantly, parental stress emerged as a strong risk factor (ps < 0.11) and the parent–child relationship quality constituted a resilience factor (p = 0.049) for child psychological well-being. These findings have major implications for policies aiming to further child health during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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confidence: 64%

Short-term and long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on child psychological well-being: a four-wave longitudinal study

Essler

Christner

Paulus

2023

Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry

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“…In particular, the pandemic-related impacts on mental health in adolescents manifested in increased depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation [95]. Identifying the activities that could be promoted and those that should be limited to safeguard the emotional and behavioral well-being of adolescents in the use of social networks is foundational [96].…”

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Adolescent Distress: Is There a Vaccine? Social and Cultural Considerations during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Demaria

Vicari

2023

IJERPH

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The COVID-19 pandemic had an unprecedented impact on mental health. In particular, the impact on adolescents was likely significant due to vulnerability factors linked to this developmental stage and pre-existing conditions of hardship. The present work aimed at grasping the particular effects of the pandemic on social and cultural aspects of adolescence, providing a cross-sectional picture of this historical moment of contemporary youth culture. Further research is needed to verify the findings.

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The dyadic effects of social support on anxiety among family members during COVID-19: The mediating role of perceived family resilience

李子锋

Feng

et al. 2023

Dev Psychopathol

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Families have been suffering from huge financial loss and psychological distress due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Most existing studies investigated the protective factors for anxiety at the individual level, while understandings from the perspective of family dyadic level were left unknown. Considering that social support could serve as a protective factor to reduce anxiety both at individual level and at dyadic level, the present study adopted dyadic data analysis approach to tackle this puzzle. In total, 2512 Chinese parent–adolescent dyads completed a survey with scales of anxiety, social support, and perceived family resilience on July 31 and August 1 of 2021. Results showed that: (1) adolescents’ perceived social support had significant actor and partner effects on their own and parents’ anxiety, whereas parents’ perceived social support only had a significant actor effect on their own anxiety and (2) the actor mediating effects of social support on anxiety via one’s own perceived family resilience were found in both adolescents and parents, and a partner mediating effect of adolescents’ social support was significantly associated with parents’ anxiety through parents’ perceived family resilience. Findings emphasize that interventions aiming at increasing adolescents’ support resources could generate a significant effect on reducing anxiety.

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Protective and risk activities for emotional and behavioural well‐being of children and adolescents during the COVID‐19 lockdown

Cited by 5 publications

References 25 publications

Short-term and long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on child psychological well-being: a four-wave longitudinal study

Short-term and long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on child psychological well-being: a four-wave longitudinal study

Adolescent Distress: Is There a Vaccine? Social and Cultural Considerations during the COVID-19 Pandemic

The dyadic effects of social support on anxiety among family members during COVID-19: The mediating role of perceived family resilience

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