The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on adolescent mental health across the world

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Abstract

The global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on adolescents has been substantial. The current review aimed to summarize the existing literature on the impact of the pandemic on mental health during adolescence, with a specific focus on longitudinal studies. The findings from these studies indicated that many adolescents experienced increased mental health problems, especially those who were already vulnerable prior to the pandemic. Several preexisting factors, such as socioeconomic background and gender, and pandemic-related factors, such as perceived stress and restrictive measures, were identified that contribute to interindividual differences in how adolescents were affected by the pandemic. However, it is crucial to interpret these changes in the context of the ongoing trend of increasing mental health problems among youth over the past decades.
Original languageEnglish
Article number101665
Pages (from-to)1-6
Number of pages6
JournalCurrent Opinion in Psychology
Volume53
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2023

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Funding

This work was supported by a grant from the European Research Council (ERC-CoG INTRANSITION-773023).

FundersFunder number
European Research CouncilERC-CoG INTRANSITION-773023

    Keywords

    • Adolescence
    • Covid-19 pandemic
    • Heterogeneity
    • Mental health

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