Social and Psychological Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic on Adolescents’ and Young Adults’ Mental Health: A Cross-Cultural Mediation Study

Schoeps, Konstanze; Tamarit, Alicia; Barrera, Usue de la; Lacomba‐Trejo, Laura; Montoya‐Castilla, Inmaculada; Rosario, Constanza del; Coello, Fernanda; Trujillo, Ángela; Munévar, Fernando Riveros; Esparza, Nancy Alejandra Amador

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“…At the same time, they were more likely to express a desire for a happy life in the future. This seems plausible in light of recent research indicating lower life satisfaction among female respondents [65,68,86]. Female respondents were more likely to report health-related concerns about the future.…”

Section: Differences According To Gendermentioning

confidence: 76%

Young People and the Future: School Students’ Concerns and Hopes for the Future after One Year of COVID-19 in Austria—Findings of a Mixed-Methods Pilot Study

Fehkührer,

Humer,

Kaltschik

et al. 2023

Healthcare

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The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in enormous changes in everyday life and numerous burdens for adolescents. This pilot study focused on how young people look to the future in the face of these burdens. Responses to two open-ended questions on concerns and hopes for the future that were part of a larger online survey on the mental health of school students in Austria were analyzed using qualitative content analysis. Subsequently, differences in the experiences of boys and girls, young people with and without a migration background and psychologically stressed and non-stressed young people were examined by applying a mixed-methods approach. Data collection took place from 3 February to 28 February 2021. From a total survey sample of 3052 adolescents aged 14–20, a representative sample according to gender and migration background (N = 500) was drawn. Qualitative content analysis revealed several areas of concern about the future, including school-related concerns, concerns about the further development of the pandemic and the associated restrictions, concerns related to a lack of locus of control, health-related concerns and concerns about social relationships. The analysis also indicated young people’s greatest hopes for the future, such as hopes related to further pandemic development, hopes regarding major life goals, school, social relationships and health. Young people’s experiences differ according to gender, migration background and the extent of psychological distress. This study contributes to research on the psychological well-being of adolescents during the pandemic and provides important insights into the subjective experience of young people. It aims to gain a more comprehensive understanding of the concerns and hopes for the future of young people in a time marked by various challenges. The results of the study should be used to develop ideas for measures, such as the expansion of school psychological services and low-threshold support services for students, such as school social work and counseling.

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Section: Differences According To Gendermentioning

confidence: 76%

Young People and the Future: School Students’ Concerns and Hopes for the Future after One Year of COVID-19 in Austria—Findings of a Mixed-Methods Pilot Study

Fehkührer,

Humer,

Kaltschik

et al. 2023

Healthcare

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“…By international comparison, Sweden has had less lock-down and restrictions and there might be cultural differences in how much the pandemic affects adolescents [ 51 ], which limits comparisons between countries. The lives of high-school students in Sweden have, however, been affected with distance education.…”

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confidence: 99%

The psychosocial consequences of covid-19 in adolescents with nonsuicidal self-injury

Zetterqvist

Landberg

Jönsson

et al. 2023

Child Adolesc Psychiatry Ment Health

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Background Young people have been especially affected by the psychosocial consequences of the covid-19 pandemic. Covid-19 has potentially also been more stressful for vulnerable groups with mental health problems. Methods In this cross-sectional study, the psychosocial effects of covid-19 in a vulnerable group of adolescents with nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) from a sample of 1602 Swedish high-school students were examined. Data were collected in 2020 and 2021. First, adolescents with and without NSSI were compared on how they perceived the psychosocial impact of covid-19, and second, a hierarchical multiple regression analysis was used to examine whether lifetime NSSI experience was associated with perceived psychosocial consequences of covid-19, when demographic variables and symptoms of mental health problems were controlled for. Interaction effects were also examined. Results Significantly more individuals with NSSI reported being burdened by covid-19 compared to those without NSSI. When demographic variables and mental health symptoms were controlled for, adding NSSI experience did not, however, increase the amount of variance explained in the model. The total model explained 23.2% of the variance in perceived psychosocial impact of covid-19. Perceiving the family’s financial situation as poor and neither good nor bad, studying a theoretical high school program, symptoms of depression and difficulties with emotion regulation were significantly associated with perceived negative psychosocial impact of the covid-19 pandemic. There was a significant interaction effect between NSSI experience and depressive symptoms. The effect of NSSI experience was larger when depressive symptoms were lower. Conclusions Lifetime NSSI experience in itself was not associated with psychosocial covid-19 consequences when other variables were controlled for, whereas symptoms of depression and difficulties with emotion regulation were. Results imply that vulnerable adolescents with mental health symptoms need special attention and access to mental health support in order to prevent further stress and worsening of mental health symptoms in the wake of the covid-19 pandemic.

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“…Traditional clinical psychologists have studied MHPs in adolescents from a pathological perspective, focusing on mental illness, general mental health disorders, emotional and behavioral problems, psychological distress, and disease symptoms ( 23 ). Studies have shown that individuals' mental health is related to their social-ecological environment, family education, and individual psychological traits; for example, the on-going COVID-19 epidemic has increased the risk of MHPs in adolescents and has impacted their emotional state and subjective well-being ( 24 ). Being a member of a family with a low economic status has a significant positive predictive effect on an individual's MHPs ( 25 ).…”

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confidence: 99%

Developmental changes in and the relationship between psychological resilience and mental health problems in adolescents relocated for poverty alleviation in the context of COVID-19 epidemic prevention and control

Zhu

Song

Zhang

et al. 2023

Front. Public Health

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BackgroundAdolescents relocated for poverty alleviation have considerable mental health problems (MHPs) in the context of changing living environments and COVID-19 epidemic prevention and control, and psychological resilience (PR) is closely related to MHPs. Existing studies have mainly used cross-sectional research to investigate the relationship between PR and MHPs using PR as a predictor variable.ObjectiveThis study investigated developmental changes in the PR and MHPs of relocated adolescents as well as the relationship between these factors.MethodsA longitudinal study was conducted to assess the PR and MHPs of 1,284 relocated adolescents. Data were collected at approximately 12-month intervals at three time points: spring of 2020 (T1), spring of 2021 (T2), and spring of 2022 (T3). The 1284 adolescents consisted of 620 males and 664 females; 787 were in the fourth grade of elementary school, 455 were in the first grade of middle school, and 42 were in the first grade of high school. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS 25.0 and Mplus 8.1 and methods such as latent growth models and cross-lagged regression analysis.Results(1) The PR level of relocated adolescents showed an overall increasing trend (slope = 0.16, p < 0.01), while the MHPs showed an overall decreasing trend (slope = −0.03, p < 0.01). (2) The initial PR level differed significantly from the initial MHPs level (β = −0.755, p = 0.00), and the rate of change in PR differed significantly from the rate of change in MHPs (β = −0.566, p = 0). The initial MHPs level differed significantly from that of PR (β = −0.732, p = 0.00), and the rate of change in MHPs differed significantly from the rate of change in PR (β = −0.514, p = 0.00). (3) Among the three sets of measurements of PR and MHPs, there were significant pairwise differences.Conclusion(1) The PR level of relocated adolescents increased over time, and the MHPs of relocated adolescents decreased over time. (2) The initial PR level of relocated adolescents had a negative predictive effect on the initial MHPs level, and the rate of change in PR had a negative predictive effect on the rate of change in MHPs. (3) The PR and MHPs of relocated adolescents exhibited a bidirectional, mutually influencing relationship.

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Social and Psychological Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic on Adolescents’ and Young Adults’ Mental Health: A Cross-Cultural Mediation Study

Cited by 9 publications

References 61 publications

Young People and the Future: School Students’ Concerns and Hopes for the Future after One Year of COVID-19 in Austria—Findings of a Mixed-Methods Pilot Study

Young People and the Future: School Students’ Concerns and Hopes for the Future after One Year of COVID-19 in Austria—Findings of a Mixed-Methods Pilot Study

The psychosocial consequences of covid-19 in adolescents with nonsuicidal self-injury

Developmental changes in and the relationship between psychological resilience and mental health problems in adolescents relocated for poverty alleviation in the context of COVID-19 epidemic prevention and control

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