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Risks and Resources for Depressive Symptoms and Anxiety in Children and Adolescents During the COVID-19 Pandemic – Results of the Longitudinal COPSY Study

BACKGROUND: Mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic is of particularly high relevance. Especially for children and adolescents, the pandemic and its restrictions represent a significant burden. The present study aims to identify risks and resources for depressive symptoms and anxiety in children...

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Autores principales: Güzelsoy, Neslihan, Ravens-Sieberer, Ulrike, Westenhöfer, Joachim, Devine, Janine, Erhart, Michael, Hölling, Heike, Kaman, Anne
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Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9301280/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35873222
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.901783
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author Güzelsoy, Neslihan
Ravens-Sieberer, Ulrike
Westenhöfer, Joachim
Devine, Janine
Erhart, Michael
Hölling, Heike
Kaman, Anne
author_facet Güzelsoy, Neslihan
Ravens-Sieberer, Ulrike
Westenhöfer, Joachim
Devine, Janine
Erhart, Michael
Hölling, Heike
Kaman, Anne
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description BACKGROUND: Mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic is of particularly high relevance. Especially for children and adolescents, the pandemic and its restrictions represent a significant burden. The present study aims to identify risks and resources for depressive symptoms and anxiety in children and adolescents during the pandemic in Germany. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Self-reported data from the first wave of the longitudinal COVID-19 and Psychological Health (COPSY) study were used to investigate risks and resources among n = 811 children and adolescents aged 11–17 years. Depressive symptoms and anxiety were measured at the first follow-up 6 months later. Multivariate linear regression analyses were performed to investigate the effects of risks and resources on depressive symptoms and anxiety. RESULTS: Parental depressive symptoms predicted depressive symptoms and anxiety in children and adolescents 6 months later. Female gender was identified as a risk factor for anxiety during the pandemic. None of the potential resources were associated with depressive symptoms or anxiety at the follow-up. CONCLUSION: The findings provide evidence of risk factors for depressive symptoms and anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic. Children and adolescents who face risk factors need to be identified early and monitored during the pandemic. Family-based intervention programs are needed to help vulnerable children and adolescents cope with the challenges of the pandemic.
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spelling pubmed-93012802022-07-22 Risks and Resources for Depressive Symptoms and Anxiety in Children and Adolescents During the COVID-19 Pandemic – Results of the Longitudinal COPSY Study Güzelsoy, Neslihan Ravens-Sieberer, Ulrike Westenhöfer, Joachim Devine, Janine Erhart, Michael Hölling, Heike Kaman, Anne Front Psychiatry Psychiatry BACKGROUND: Mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic is of particularly high relevance. Especially for children and adolescents, the pandemic and its restrictions represent a significant burden. The present study aims to identify risks and resources for depressive symptoms and anxiety in children and adolescents during the pandemic in Germany. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Self-reported data from the first wave of the longitudinal COVID-19 and Psychological Health (COPSY) study were used to investigate risks and resources among n = 811 children and adolescents aged 11–17 years. Depressive symptoms and anxiety were measured at the first follow-up 6 months later. Multivariate linear regression analyses were performed to investigate the effects of risks and resources on depressive symptoms and anxiety. RESULTS: Parental depressive symptoms predicted depressive symptoms and anxiety in children and adolescents 6 months later. Female gender was identified as a risk factor for anxiety during the pandemic. None of the potential resources were associated with depressive symptoms or anxiety at the follow-up. CONCLUSION: The findings provide evidence of risk factors for depressive symptoms and anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic. Children and adolescents who face risk factors need to be identified early and monitored during the pandemic. Family-based intervention programs are needed to help vulnerable children and adolescents cope with the challenges of the pandemic. Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-07-07 /pmc/articles/PMC9301280/ /pubmed/35873222 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.901783 Text en Copyright © 2022 Güzelsoy, Ravens-Sieberer, Westenhöfer, Devine, Erhart, Hölling and Kaman. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
spellingShingle Psychiatry
Güzelsoy, Neslihan
Ravens-Sieberer, Ulrike
Westenhöfer, Joachim
Devine, Janine
Erhart, Michael
Hölling, Heike
Kaman, Anne
Risks and Resources for Depressive Symptoms and Anxiety in Children and Adolescents During the COVID-19 Pandemic – Results of the Longitudinal COPSY Study
title Risks and Resources for Depressive Symptoms and Anxiety in Children and Adolescents During the COVID-19 Pandemic – Results of the Longitudinal COPSY Study
title_full Risks and Resources for Depressive Symptoms and Anxiety in Children and Adolescents During the COVID-19 Pandemic – Results of the Longitudinal COPSY Study
title_fullStr Risks and Resources for Depressive Symptoms and Anxiety in Children and Adolescents During the COVID-19 Pandemic – Results of the Longitudinal COPSY Study
title_full_unstemmed Risks and Resources for Depressive Symptoms and Anxiety in Children and Adolescents During the COVID-19 Pandemic – Results of the Longitudinal COPSY Study
title_short Risks and Resources for Depressive Symptoms and Anxiety in Children and Adolescents During the COVID-19 Pandemic – Results of the Longitudinal COPSY Study
title_sort risks and resources for depressive symptoms and anxiety in children and adolescents during the covid-19 pandemic – results of the longitudinal copsy study
topic Psychiatry
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9301280/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35873222
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.901783
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