Anxiety and depressive symptoms among youth in Italy, Spain, and Portugal: A three-year post-pandemic study
Development and Psychopathology,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 1 - 11
Published: May 2, 2025
Abstract
The
COVID-19
pandemic
disrupted
the
population’s
lives.
Stressful
conditions
during
lockdown
and
reintroduction
to
a
changed
social
environment
emotionally
affected
children
adolescents.
aim
of
this
work
was
study
anxiety
depressive
symptoms
in
Italian,
Spanish,
Portuguese
adolescents
aged
3
18
years
at
different
moments
pandemic:
April
2020
(during
confinement),
September
(with
schools’
reopening),
2023
situation
restored).
Parents
1,097
participated
least
one
assessment,
completing
measures
child
emotional
online.
Cases
with
subclinical
depression
were
higher
compared
pre-pandemic
studies.
Overall,
increased
from
2020,
decreasing
no
differences
first
assessment.
Depression
high
but
decreased
significant
three
later,
2023.
Cross-country
comparisons
each
point
are
discussed.
Moreover,
boys
showed
levels
girls.
Older
children,
younger
ones,
had
more
throughout
all
moments.
These
findings
highlight
impact
its
on
Language: Английский
Psychosocial Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Italian Families: Perception of Quality of Life and Screening of Psychological Symptoms
Published: May 6, 2024
Throughout
the
Covid19
period,
families
were
forced
to
stay
indoors,
adapting
online
school-ing,
remote
work,
and
virtual
social
engagements,
inevitably
altering
dynamics
within
households.
There
is
a
notable
increase
in
mental
health
challenges
terms
of
anxiety
de-pression
children
adolescents.
This
study
intends
explore
psychosocial
effects
Covid-19
pandemic
Italian
adopting
self-
proxy-report
questionnaires
on
anxiety,
anger,
health-related
quality
life.
The
results
showed
that
approximately
20%
obtained
clinical
score
only
10%
anger
score.
was
found
difference
perception
life
reported
by
child
perceived
parent.
stepwise
regression
model
total
scores
predicted
sex,
from
parents'
self-report
version
Another
identified
physiological
as
best
predictors
impact
Parental
well-being
actively
influences
children,
so
it
fundamental
implement
preventive
programmes
promote
providing
parents
most
adequate
support
possible.
Language: Английский
The Psychosocial Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Italian Families: The Perception of Quality of Life and Screening of Psychological Symptoms
Pediatric Reports,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
16(2), P. 519 - 529
Published: June 20, 2024
Throughout
the
COVID-19
period,
families
were
forced
to
stay
indoors,
adapting
online
schooling,
remote
work,
and
virtual
social
engagements,
inevitably
altering
dynamics
within
households.
There
was
a
notable
increase
in
mental
health
challenges
terms
of
anxiety
depression
children
adolescents.
This
study
intended
explore
psychosocial
effects
pandemic
on
Italian
by
adopting
self-
proxy-report
questionnaires
anxiety,
anger,
health-related
quality
life.
The
results
showed
that
approximately
20%
obtained
clinical
score
only
10%
anger
score.
difference
perception
life
reported
child
perceived
parent.
A
stepwise
regression
model
total
scores
predicted
sex,
from
parents'
self-report
version,
Another
identified
physiological
as
best
predictors
impact
Parental
well-being
actively
influences
children,
so
it
is
fundamental
implement
preventive
programs
promote
providing
parents
most
adequate
support
possible.
Language: Английский