Prevalence rate of perceived gender discrimination and its associations with suicide behaviors in Chinese adolescents: the mediating roles of depressive symptoms and anxiety symptoms

European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Фев. 19, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Adolescent Development in Unprecedented Times: A Comparative Study of Theory of Mind Before and After COVID-19

Adolescents, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 5(2), С. 11 - 11

Опубликована: Апрель 3, 2025

The coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic represented a significant global event that disrupted the typical social lives adolescents. Studies show negatively impacted adolescent well-being. Very little is known about social–cognitive implications wide-scale distancing, school closures, and transition to digital modes communication for This study aims compare affective Theory Mind (ToM), self-esteem, self-perceptions before after COVID-19 pandemic. Drawing on existing data, this compared two distinct but comparable samples Data from pre-COVID-19 sample were collected in 2016/2017 year (N = 145, 60.7% female 39.3% male, mean age 13.38 years. post-COVID-19 over 2021/2022 107 participants, 51% female, 48% 1% genderqueer, 13 years). Independent-sample t-tests two-tailed correlational analysis used associations changes ToM, self-perceptions, self-esteem between samples. main findings includes declines ToM post-COVID-19, specifically related perception negative affect. Further, perceived self-worth behavioural conduct declined Implications social–emotional learning future research are discussed.

Язык: Английский

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A Psychometric Analysis of an Adapted Knowledge, Confidence, and Use Survey for a Webinar Series

Education and Treatment of Children, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Апрель 16, 2025

Язык: Английский

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How covid-19 was experienced to affect the development of substance use disorders among young adults

Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown, С. 1 - 17

Опубликована: Апрель 16, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Global, regional and national burdens of major depression disorders and its attributable risk factors in adolescents and young adults aged 10–24 years from 1990 to 2021

BMC Psychiatry, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 25(1)

Опубликована: Апрель 18, 2025

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is an important public health problem among adolescents and young adults, its increasing prevalence underscores the need for region-specific age-specific interventions. Despite burden, comprehensive data on regional longitudinal trends in MDD are scarce. This study analyzed global, regional, national incidence, prevalence, disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) individuals aged 10-24 from 1990 to 2021, while examining differences by gender, age, socio-demographic factors, emerging risk factors guide targeted mental strategies. With 2021 Global Burden of Disease Study, we conducted analysis age-standardized DALYs due sex, age group, 21 geographic regions with a special focus sociodemographic index (SDI) levels, which measures development scale low high. Key such as bullying intimate partner violence, were also assessed order understand their contribution burden MDD. Between global increased substantially. Prevalence rose 56.36% globally, particularly men adults 20-24 years, largest increases observed Eastern Sub-Saharan Africa (184.26% increase). Incidence grew 56.11%, experiencing steepest rise compared slower other regions. 56.32%, greatest Africa. Bullying violence leading contributors across all childhood sexual abuse MDD-related DALYs, peaking at ages 10-14, had higher impact females, rising sharply after 2006. Post- 2020, metrics (prevalence, DALYs) sharply, high-SDI regions, likely specific impacts COVID- 19 pandemic, prolonged lockdowns, social isolation, disruptions services. highlights culturally sensitive policies focusing prevention early intervention, providing insights improve resource allocation support further research adolescent health. Not applicable.

Язык: Английский

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COVID-19 Pandemic Has Changed the Psychiatric Profile of Adolescents Attempting Suicide: A Cross-Sectional Comparison

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 20(4), С. 2952 - 2952

Опубликована: Фев. 8, 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic is having a major impact on the mental health of adolescents, leading to suicidal behaviors. However, it remains be clarified whether has changed psychiatric profile adolescent suicide attempters. Methods: retrospective observational analytical study was conducted assess age, gender and clinical characteristics adolescents attempting during year before after global lockdown. Results: ninety (12–17 y.o.) were recruited consecutively from February 2019 March 2021 at emergency ward for attempted suicide. Fifty-two (57.8%) attended lockdown (pre-pandemic group) thirty-eight (42.2%) (pandemic group). There significant differences in diagnostic categories between periods (p = 0.003). Adjustment conduct disorders more frequent pre-pandemic group, while anxiety depressive prevalent pandemic. Although severity attempts did not show two (0.7), generalized linear model showed that attempt significantly associated with current diagnosis 0.01). Conclusions: different During pandemic, proportion prior history lower, most them diagnosed disorders. These diagnoses also greater intentionality attempt, regardless period.

Язык: Английский

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Trajectories of social withdrawal and social anxiety and their relationship with self-esteem before, during, and after the school lockdowns

Scientific Reports, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 13(1)

Опубликована: Сен. 29, 2023

The closure of schools during the COVID-19 pandemic affected adolescents' social withdrawal and anxiety. Yet, self-esteem may have acted as a protective factor this period. This study aimed to compare trajectories anxiety before (Year 1), 2 3), after 4) imposed by COVID-19-related lockdowns, investigate association with these trajectories. Participants were 844 (50.6% boys) Portuguese adolescents (mean age 12.70 years, SD = 1.14). Social Emotional Competencies Evaluation Questionnaire (QACSE) was used assess anxiety, while Global Self-Esteem scale Self-Description II measure self-esteem. Growth curve analysis showed that had more negative year in which school closures occurred. In addition, reported higher lockdowns than pandemic. Higher associated positive trajectory withdrawal. Therefore, results impact on withdrawal, challenging adverse events.

Язык: Английский

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SDG commentary: economic services for work and growth for all humans

Journal of Services Marketing, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 38(2), С. 190 - 216

Опубликована: Дек. 7, 2023

Purpose The purpose of this study is to address United Nations’ sustainable development goals (SDGs) 8 and 9 from a service perspective. SDG call improve the dignity work by enhancing wages, working conditions opportunities while calls upon nations construct resilient infrastructures, promote inclusivity sustainability foster innovation. Design/methodology/approach This uses bibliometric review extract important themes variety scholarly journals. Findings Researchers tend investigate policy-level topics, such as national international standards related conditions, ignoring experiences or well-being workers occupying marginalized low-opportunity roles in organizations. Service researchers, educators practitioners must collaborate state industries conducting participatory action research, promoting grassroots organizing/advocacy, implementing digitized customer addressing workforce soft skills deficiencies. Research limitations/implications authors consider how can be transformed into respectable employment present four specific ways enhance their industries. Practical implications Economic planners view SDGs framework for understanding employees accelerating productivity innovation levels sector. Originality/value are examined services perspective, which increases significance service-dominated economies.

Язык: Английский

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Post-Pandemic Evolution of Suicide Risk in Children and Adolescents Attending a General Hospital Accident and Emergency Department

Healthcare, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 12(10), С. 977 - 977

Опубликована: Май 9, 2024

Lockdowns and other health protective measures, such as social distancing, imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic nurtured unprecedented levels of stress isolation around world. This scenario triggered an increase in suicide thoughts self-harm behaviours among children young people. However, longer-term impact on children's adolescents' mental health, especially with regard to self-harm, is still be fully discovered. We carried out a retrospective study where we collected data related ideation all patients aged under 18 that required on-call psychiatric services at General Hospital Accident Emergency (A&E) department Salamanca, Spain, 2019 (pre-pandemic) both 2021 2022 capture possible variation different time points post-pandemic period. A total 316 were seen by A&E three periods: 78 2019, 98 140 2022. The mean age was 15.12 (SD 2.25) females represented more than twice number males each year. More half assessed disclosed thoughts, whilst it near 25%. rates marked (X2 = 15.127; p 0.001), those over 15 16.437; < 0.001) and/or previous history problems 17.823; 0.001). identified proportion ideas, between 8.396; 0.015). Our suggests demand for urgent healthcare their clinical presentations departments self-injuries do not seem declining after but increasing time. research warranted understand factors involved this sustained upward trend.

Язык: Английский

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Trends in Adolescent Health: Successes and Challenges From 2010 to the Present

Journal of Adolescent Health, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 75(4), С. S9 - S19

Опубликована: Сен. 16, 2024

This review considers trends in some of the major adolescent health outcomes and contextual influences since 2010, explores relevance recent cultural, societal, public developments on well-being.

Язык: Английский

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