The Effect of Self-Disclosure on Loneliness in Adolescents During COVID-19: The Mediating Role of Peer Relationships

Chen, Li; Cheng, Rui; Hu, Bo

doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2021.710515

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“… 47 Peer acceptance was associated with better mental health. 111 Not having any friends, missing friends and having fewer friends were associated with negative mental health and substance abuse in Indonesia and Brazil. 43 , 44 , 71 …”

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Assessing the health, social, educational and economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on adolescents in low- and middle-income countries: a rapid review of the literature

Ramaiya

Chandra-Mouli

Both

et al. 2023

Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters

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COVID-19 has caused profound health, social, educational and economic devastation around the world, especially among the lives of adolescents in low- and middle-income countries. This paper looks at a wide array of outcomes impacting adolescents’ daily lives including health (mental, physical, sexual and reproductive health, vaccine perceptions and overlap between these topics), social relationships (family and peer), education and socio-economic disparities. Both scientific and grey literature between December 2019 and February 2022 were sought from PubMed, Google Scholar and organisations conducting research among adolescents, and coded. A total of 89 articles were included, 73% of which were peer-reviewed; 37% of the articles were from WHO’s Western Pacific region; 62% of the articles were cross-sectional; 75% were quantitative. Three major topics emerged in more than half the articles: mental health (72%), education (61%) and socio-economic ramifications (55%). However, there were regional differences in topics and many of them overlapped. The results indicate that, where there has been research, almost all findings have been linked to worse mental health during the pandemic. Overall, remote education was seen as a negative experience. The ramification of school closures on future aspirations, in particular early school leaving, highlights the importance of prioritising education during future pandemics based on the situation within the country. Gender and other disparities have made marginalised adolescents vulnerable to the economic ramifications of containment measures. Given the risks identified, there is a pressing need to put adolescents at the centre of establishing priorities for their health agenda for post-pandemic recovery.

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confidence: 97%

Assessing the health, social, educational and economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on adolescents in low- and middle-income countries: a rapid review of the literature

Ramaiya

Chandra-Mouli

Both

et al. 2023

Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters

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“…They are compelled to lock themselves down comprehensively, and find it harder to articulate their feelings during the COVID-19 pandemic, which has caused a persistent influence on the mental health of children and adolescents and ultimately contribute to the occurrence of depressive symptoms (29). It was found in a domestic study that the occurrence of emotional difficulties in children and adolescents is much higher than that before the pandemic (30).…”

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“…Several studies have demonstrated self-disclosure as a prerequisite for healthy adjustment (33). An individual with positive self-disclosure can have effective communication with the outside world (30). On the other hand, non-disclosure is often used to refer to non-expression, inhibition, or topic avoidance.…”

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Pathways from self-disclosure to medical coping strategy among adolescents with moderate and major depression during the COVID-19 pandemic: A mediation of self-efficacy

Zhang²,

Wang³

et al. 2022

Front. Psychiatry

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BackgroundThe prevalence of adolescent depression in China during the COVID-19 pandemic is increasing. Self-disclosing depressive emotions could help release stress. Self-disclosure, which is a prerequisite for self-efficacy, can directly contribute to people’s psychological health, and depression and the choice of coping strategy are determined by the level of self-efficacy perceived.PurposeWe aimed to discuss the relationship between self-efficacy, self-disclosure, and medical coping strategy. Further, we explore the mediation effect of self-efficacy on the influence of self-disclosure on medical coping strategies in adolescents with depression.MethodsA total of 585 patients aged 11–24 years with moderate and major depression were recruited. All the assessments were completed on the second day after admission, including the General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSE), Distress Disclosure Index (DDI), and Medical Coping Modes Questionnaire (MCMQ). Pearson correlation was performed to explore the relationships of these variables. The bootstrap analysis was used to conduct to assess the mediation effects.ResultsBoth direct and indirect effects of self-disclosure on medical coping strategy were found. As predicted, self-efficacy partially mediated the relationship between self-disclosure and medical coping strategy (b = 0.0385, 95% CI: 0.0244–0.0538 for Confrontation; b = –0.0466, 95%CI: –0.0651 to –0.0296 for Resignation), respectively. The effect size for Confrontation and Resignation was 0.2659 and 0.2485, respectively.ConclusionSelf-efficacy played a partial mediating role in the effect of self-disclosure on medical coping strategies for adolescent depression during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the use of a positive self-disclosure mechanism may be anticipated to promote improved self-efficacy and the use of active coping strategies.

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“…However, we note that intimate disclosure to peers was associated with levels of happiness but did not survive correction for multiple comparisons. Recent studies found that increased peer connections, and specifically peer-directed disclosures, were related to lower feelings of loneliness and greater well-being during COVID-19 (Chen et al, 2021;Li et al, 2021). Peer relationships play a crucial role in the development of self-identity through discussion of shared values and interests (Pfeifer & Berkman, 2018), and continued interactions with peers (either online or in person) are likely to be foundational for supporting these developmental processes during the pandemic (Orben et al, 2020).…”

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Value of Self‐Disclosure to Parents and Peers During Adolescence

Nowell

Pfeifer²,

Enticott

et al. 2022

J of Research on Adolesc

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Self‐disclosure is a crucial part of developing close interpersonal relationships during adolescence. In particular, sharing information with a greater depth of intimacy is thought to strengthen social bonds and thus support mental health. The current study investigated the value for different depths of self‐disclosures to close others (mothers and best friends) during adolescence and its association with mental health and well‐being. Fifty‐four girls (11.0–15.9 years) completed a forced‐choice monetary paradigm to assess value for self‐disclosures and questionnaires on mental health. Participants significantly valued (i.e., forfeited monetary reward) for disclosures to both mothers and best friends, although intimate disclosures were more “costly” than superficial disclosures. Greater value for intimate self‐disclosures to mothers was also associated with better mental health and well‐being.

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The Effect of Self-Disclosure on Loneliness in Adolescents During COVID-19: The Mediating Role of Peer Relationships

Cited by 15 publications

References 29 publications

Assessing the health, social, educational and economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on adolescents in low- and middle-income countries: a rapid review of the literature

Assessing the health, social, educational and economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on adolescents in low- and middle-income countries: a rapid review of the literature

Pathways from self-disclosure to medical coping strategy among adolescents with moderate and major depression during the COVID-19 pandemic: A mediation of self-efficacy

Value of Self‐Disclosure to Parents and Peers During Adolescence

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