Abstract
This preregistered longitudinal study examined changes in adolescents' depressive and anxiety symptoms before and during the COVID-19 pandemic using latent additive piece-wise growth models. It also assessed whether support from and conflict with mothers, fathers, siblings, and best friends explained heterogeneity in change patterns. One hundred and ninety-two Dutch adolescents (Mean age: 14.3 years; 68.8% female) completed online biweekly questionnaires for a year (November 2019–October 2020), consisting of a prepandemic, lockdown, and reopening phase. Depressive symptoms increased following the lockdown and decreased upon reopening. Anxiety symptoms showed an immediate decrease followed by a gradual increase in the reopening phase. Prepandemic family and best friend support and conflict did not explain heterogeneity in depressive and anxiety symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1164-1178 |
Number of pages | 15 |
Journal | Journal of Research on Adolescence |
Volume | 33 |
Issue number | 4 |
Early online date | 7 Jun 2023 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Dec 2023 |
Keywords
- adolescents
- COVID-19
- internalizing problems
- relationship quality