Changes in Depression and Anxiety Among Children and Adolescents From Before to During the COVID-19 Pandemic

JAMA Pediatrics, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 177(6), P. 567 - 567

Published: May 1, 2023

There is a growing body of high-quality cohort-based research that has examined changes in child and adolescent mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic vs before pandemic. Some studies have found depression anxiety symptoms increased, while others these to remained stable or decreased.

Language: Английский

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Examining Psychological Distress Among Youth in Singapore: Insights from the National Youth Mental Health Study

Asian Journal of Psychiatry, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 105, P. 104405 - 104405

Published: Feb. 18, 2025

Language: Английский

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The Impact of School Closures on Learning and Mental Health of Children: Lessons From the COVID-19 Pandemic

Perspectives on Psychological Science, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 19(4), P. 686 - 693

Published: July 10, 2023

To curb the spread of coronavirus, almost all countries implemented nationwide school closures. Suddenly, students experienced a serious disruption to their and social lives. In this article, we argue that psychological research offers crucial insights for guiding policy about closures during crises. end, review existing literature on impact COVID-19 pandemic children’s learning mental health. We find unprecedented scale length resulted in substantial deficit deterioration then provide recommendations how ensure psychosocial development future. Specifically, recommend more attention should be paid from marginalized groups who are most need intervention, evidence-informed personality-tailored mental-health social- emotional-learning programs schools, generational labels avoided.

Language: Английский

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A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis: Child and Adolescent Healthcare Utilization for Eating Disorders During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Feb. 1, 2024

ObjectiveConduct a meta-analysis documenting healthcare service utilization rates for pediatric (<19 years) eating disorders (EDs) during compared to before the COVID-19 pandemic.MethodPsycINFO, MEDLINE, Embase, and Web of Science Core Collection were search studies published up May 19, 2023. Studies with visits primary care, inpatient, outpatient, emergency department EDs pandemic included. This preregistered review (PROSPERO CRD42023413392) reported using PRISMA guidelines. Data analyzed random-effects meta-analyses.Results52 reporting >148,000 child adolescent disorder-related >300 health settings across 15 countries included (mean age 12.7 [SD 4.1] years; 87% girls). There was strong evidence an increase in (rate ratio [RR] 1.54, 95%CI 1.38–1.71). Moderator analysis revealed larger rate increases among girls (RR 1.48, 1.28–1.71) boys 1.24, 1.06–1.45) adolescents (≥12 19 1.53, 1.29–1.81) children 0.87, 0.53–1.43). demonstrated increased 1.70, 1.48–1.97), inpatient 1.56, 1.33–1.84), outpatient services 1.62, 1.35–1.95), as well anorexia nervosa 1.24–1.75).ConclusionHealthcare substantially pandemic, particularly adolescents. It is important continue monitor if changes associated acute mental distress are sustained beyond pandemic.

Language: Английский

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The impact of COVID‐19 on the peer relationships of adolescents around the world: A rapid systematic review

Journal of Research on Adolescence, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: April 29, 2024

Abstract The main objective of this rapid systematic review was to examine how the COVID‐19 pandemic impacted peer relationships for adolescents (10–25 years age) around globe. We focused on four indices relationships: (1) loneliness, (2) social connectedness, (3) support, and (4) media use. In addition, we examined gender age differences. Four databases (APA PsychInfo, PubMed, Scopus, Web Science) were searched articles published from January 2020 November 2022. A total 96 studies (cross‐sectional: n = 66, longitudinal: 30, quantitative: 67, qualitative: 12, mixed‐methods: 17) met our inclusion criteria (empirical observational with data at least one interest, cross‐sectional COVID‐19‐related experiences or longitudinal collected during pandemic, range 10–25 years, typically developing adolescents). extracted conducted a narrative synthesis. Findings suggest that disruptions negatively youth. Most reported either an increase in loneliness over course positive association between experiences. Similar findings observed increased use as means continued communication connection. Fewer support but those did decrease negative Lastly, mixed impact which might be due strengthening closer ties weakening more distant relationships. Results differences mixed, comparison across ages not possible. heterogeneity measures well timing collection prevented nuanced examination short long‐term impacts.

Language: Английский

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Educational Research and Innovation

Educational research and innovation, Journal Year: 2009, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Nov. 10, 2009

The nature of childhood and how we view children has changed tremendously in the 21st century.Cultural shifts, global mega trends technological developments have shifted what looks like types roles can do take modern societies.Children are no longer seen as passive beings need protection future citizens, but rather citizens today.They increasingly autonomous agents change who play important shaping current democracies.These changes beg question: does child empowerment mean today implications for OECD education systems well-being?The authors this report seek to answer question by exploring changing childhood, delving into some potential facilitators or barriers empowerment.They propose a definition empowerment, suggesting that empowered opportunity ability act on issues relevant them, learn making mistakes, key contributors democracy.This at various ways which support empowerment.This ranges from providing them with civic skills knowledge effectively participate democracy, supporting their social, emotional physical well-being, reducing inequalities threaten vulnerable marginalised groups.It children's lives, including they interact media digital environment, be used identity development, well-being self-expression new ways.By presenting state art literature, outlining examples promising policy practice countries, volume provides guidance insights work together range actors while helping realise rights.Child is recognised goal priority governments around OECD.Many countries taken effective steps realising goal.However still far go ensuring all future.WHAT DOES CHILD EMPOWERMENT MEAN TODAY?© 2024 Executive summaryEmpowering active participants society emerged critical aim agendas across OECD.Yet, achieving simple.Set against backdrop way understands role child, well opportunities challenges posed publication delves meaning explores its systems.By defining concepts examining valuable empowering children, amidst declining activity, increased stress anxiety, COVID-19, landscape persistent inequalities.This takes stock these broad themes often repeated rarely articulated call empower children.This centres it's analysis three core opportunities. Enhanced well-beingGood things happen when them.Child enhances self-esteem leadership skills, nurturing competent, confident members society.When done authentic crafting school policies practices, tend better suited contribute positively climates social cohesion. Better makingChild an essential educational within though it lacks clear implementation strategies.Giving greater empowers actively decisions contributing unique perspectives.Actively participating decision-making processes both age-appropriate supports personal development ensures societal practices reflect needs perspectives. 9WHAT Current conditions may hindering empowermentEmpowering only possible if makers directly, effectively, tackle number challenges.This requires more attention paid establishing sufficient baseline such health, literacy, access necessary resources.At present, activity levels among insufficient many experience increasing loneliness feelings anxiety.The environment offers wide arenas yet engagement activism, debate peer communities remains modest minority engaging behaviours.Part could related lack literacy distinguish fact opinion.This skill gap crucial because influences confidence content critically, make informed decisions, fundamental aspect empowerment.While platforms powerful tools engagement, not fully harnessed.Moreover, poorer regions lower socio-economic backgrounds face significant accessing also leveraging (often limited) seize managing risks harm. Addressing cultural systemic changeOECD been working hard years wealth research, interventions exists help, documented publication.However, navigating multifaceted shift mindsets those systems, perform children.Shifting responsibilities days than protection, met apprehension adults.Including stakeholders rethink might traditionally order avoid common pitfalls tokenism, manipulation, decoration simply recreating adult structures trying fit structures.Adapting societies schools engage stakeholders, ensure equitable representation, particularly disadvantaged groups, requiring uphold rights safety resource-intensive.It buy-in challenging get right.Structural schools, high staff turnover terms teachers leadership, further complicate goals children.Being educator easy task, high-quality professional opportunities.Greater systematic partnerships external help lighten load, instance provision consistent mental health support.Yet, between left up individual institutions.Schools require dedicated, system-wide mechanisms partnerships.Lastly, inequalities, influenced geographical factors, remain barrier, necessitating focused research equity inclusion comprehensive approach must transform emphasise address disparities, enhance support, expand efforts, thereby creating ecosystem where every thrive our shared future.Education part co-ordinated, whole-of-society promote inside out classroom.This means government meaningfully participation.This necessitates establishment (or strengthening) legislative frameworks, strategies evaluation mandate government.WHAT 2024Empowering exercise agency carefully balancing protect unacceptably risk allowing management strategies.This balance constantly shifting, over course gradually acquire independence autonomy caregivers.An optimal enables older develop healthy sense self-reliance freedom well, family, friends community harm too high.Crucially, source come others exercising agency.As Gottschalk Borhan (2023[4]) remind us, critique use term agency, due assumption much literature inherently positive problematic open manipulation.Sometimes different forms odds each other.Encouraging involvement parents countries.Additionally, leaders positioned actors.But, Burns (2020[3]) ask, whose voice counts views aligned?Having thought out, innovative collaborative models bring parents, communities, themselves most presented century, fullest, flourish change.WHAT Box 1.2. What mobilisation?Over past two decades diverse body understand increase evidence through intentional process known mobilisation.It evidence-informed contributes decision learning.Crucially, mobilisation about just disseminating findings via accessible communication channels.Although important, there now substantive showing fostering interaction building relationships people organisations, incentivising activating parts system evidence, required (OECD, 2022[9]).Social tool making.When deliberately structured, interactions colleagues organisations integrate activities stimulate learning.They block culture 2023[10]).A strong one it.This agreement questions mutual understanding, attitudes, dedicated time space individuals (Langer, Tripney Gough, 2016[11]).WHAT This chapter nature.It today, recognising holders acknowledging exercise.Childhood conceptualisations dynamic, broader shifts.With advancement dialogues, being included processes.This outlines affect participate.

Language: Английский

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Bullying before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

Current Opinion in Psychology, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 53, P. 101689 - 101689

Published: Sept. 9, 2023

Language: Английский

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Reliability and validity evaluation of the stigma of loneliness scale in Chinese college students

BMC Public Health, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 24(1)

Published: Jan. 20, 2024

Language: Английский

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Lonely and scrolling during the COVID-19 pandemic: understanding the problematic social media use and mental health link among university students

Frontiers in Psychiatry, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 15

Published: Jan. 31, 2024

Introduction Undergraduate university students experienced many academic and non-academic stressors during the first year of coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, putting them at a greater risk negative mental health outcomes. Reports worldwide have shown high incidences depressive, anxiety, stress scores among beginning pandemic. Emerging evidence also suggests that to cope with loneliness youth young adults increased amount time they spent on social media platforms. Methods participated in an online study aimed understand link between media, coping through use problematic (PSMU) symptoms, such as stress, depression, loneliness, COVID-19 Results While was only weakly associated anxiety scores, PSMU more strongly mapped onto these Additionally, who were highly using displayed elevated levels comparison those reporting low media. Finally, reported higher this relationship appearing pronounced had loneliness. Conclusion These data support it is not necessarily but rather relevant for exacerbated by Moreover, current results highlight effects maladaptive symptoms

Language: Английский

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The Psychological Network of Loneliness Symptoms Among Chinese Residents During the COVID-19 Outbreak

Psychology Research and Behavior Management, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: Volume 16, P. 3767 - 3776

Published: Sept. 1, 2023

Social distancing measures implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic have contributed to increased levels of loneliness, but specific interactions between loneliness symptoms in context remain unknown. This study characterized psychological network residents initial wave outbreak China.The recruited 8472 Chinese (61.5% women, aged 33.0±10.6 years) through online snowball sampling. The Six-item De Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale (DJGLS) was used measure symptoms. Central and bridge emotional social subscales were identified based on centrality indices, respectively. Network stability examined using case-dropping procedures.The nodes separated into two groups, corresponding domains DJGLS. strongest direction association "no reliable people" trustworthy (edge weight=0.546). "No has highest node strength (1.047) network, followed by "emptiness sense" (0.767) (0.749). "Feeling rejection" (1.672) close (0.403) showed first second strengths, Both accuracy tests supported robustness whole network.Interventions targeting central symptom "feeling may be effective for alleviating overall level pandemic-affected residents.

Language: Английский

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