Impact of COVID-19 on Mental Health in Adolescents: A Systematic Review

Jones, Elizabeth A.; Mitra, Amal K.; Bhuiyan, Azad R.

doi:10.3390/ijerph18052470

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“…Young people, in particular, reported low scores on psychological wellbeing tests due to the pandemic. This finding is in line with a recent study [ 24 ] and also with a systematic review about adolescence [ 37 ]. It is notable considering that COVID-19 has much more serious consequences on the health of older people, who reported no negative psychological health scores.…”

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Psychological Wellbeing during the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Influence of Personality Traits in the Italian Population

Rossi

Bonanomi

Oasi

2021

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Coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) has had a strong psychological impact on the Italian population. Italy was heavily affected by the virus before other countries in Europe, experiencing the highest number of deaths. Unknown symptoms in the early stages of the pandemic and the absence of clear transmission links affected people’s wellbeing. Individual personality differences played a key role in perceived psychological wellbeing during the pandemic. The present exploratory study sought to evaluate the impact of COVID-19 on psychological health and identify how psychological wellbeing is influenced by personality traits. A total of 2103 participants (64% female and 36% male) completed an online survey that included the Psychological General Wellbeing Index (PGWBI), the Italian Short Personality Inventory (ITAPI), and a general questionnaire. Descriptive statistics and hierarchical regressions were performed using SPSS 25.0 (IBM Corp., Armonk, NY, USA) (The findings showed poor psychological wellbeing in the Italian population. Young people reported the lowest scores. Vulnerability traits negatively influenced some PGWBI domains, such as the total score (β = −0.62), anxiety (β = −0.55), depression (β = −0.46), positivity and wellbeing (β = −0.51), vitality (β = −0.45), general health (β = −0.12), and self-control (β = −0.52). On the other hand, dynamism traits positively affected vitality (β = 0.12) and positivity and wellbeing (β = 0.14). In other words, personality factors related to vulnerability in particular created risk, whereas dynamism offered protection. The results highlight how COVID-19 helped to trigger anxious and depressive states. People feel helpless and vulnerable when facing new, unexpected conditions caused by the virus. These findings may assist mental healthcare professionals in safeguarding psychological wellbeing during emergencies such as the pandemic.

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Psychological Wellbeing during the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Influence of Personality Traits in the Italian Population

Rossi

Bonanomi

Oasi

2021

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“…Distinct psychological impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic are not only experienced among older adults but also among adolescents. Multiple studies have reported increased levels of anxiety, depression, and stress among adolescents during this pandemic [ 12 , 13 ]. While anyone can be infected with COVID-19, older adults, those who are immuno-compromised, and people with pre-existing chronic medical conditions are at increased risk of severe illness [ 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 ].…”

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Psychological Impact of COVID-19 on People with Pre-Existing Chronic Disease

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Rugel

Nocos

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The COVID-19 pandemic has caused an increase in anxiety and depression levels across broad populations. While anyone can be infected by the virus, the presence of certain chronic diseases has been shown to exacerbate the severity of the infection. There is a likelihood that knowledge of this information may lead to negative psychological impacts among people with chronic illness. We hypothesized that the pandemic has resulted in increased levels of anxiety and depression symptoms among people with chronic illness. We recruited 540 participants from the ongoing Prospective Urban and Rural Epidemiology (PURE) study in British Columbia, Canada. Participants were asked to fill out an online survey that included the Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale (HADS) to assess anxiety and depression symptoms. We tested our hypothesis using bivariate and multivariable linear regression models. Out of 540 participants, 15% showed symptoms of anxiety and 17% reported symptoms of depression. We found no significant associations between having a pre-existing chronic illness and reporting higher levels of anxiety or depression symptoms during COVID-19. Our results do not support the hypothesis that having a chronic illness is associated with greater anxiety or depression symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our results were similar to one study but in contrast with other studies that found a positive association between the presence of chronic illness and developing anxiety or depression during this pandemic.

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“…Given this context, when Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer mandated closure of all K-12 school buildings across the state on March 16, 2020Whitmer-Executive Order, 2020-35), students were left without physical access to an important source of mental health care (Lee and Ward, 2020). At the same time, the COVID-19 pandemic brought about unparalleled shifts in social circumstances, such as social distancing and quarantine guidelines (CDC, 2020), that contributed to increased social isolation and decreased social support for students, further impacting mental health (Jones et al, 2021). These changes highlighted the important role that mental health care often plays in promoting learning, as seen through the development of school-based mental health in the 1990s, and renewed calls to prioritize mental health delivery in the school setting in response to its sudden in-person absence (Flaherty and Osher, 2003;Weir, 2020).…”

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“…For educators and school staff, COVID-19 school closures produced a number of new challenges in the delivery of mental health support. For example, in a sample of 583 adolescents (80% female, 71% White) surveyed between April 27 and July 13, 2020, symptoms of depression were reported among 55%, anxiety among 48%, and Post-Traumatic Stress among 45% (Jones et al, 2021;Murata et al, 2021;Zhou S.-J. et al, 2020).…”

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“…Increased prevalence of anxiety and depression (Muller et al, 2020), as well as sleep disturbances and intense grief reactions (Murata et al, 2021), have been identified among health care workers who, much like SMHPs, have had their work significantly impacted by COVID-19 (Joshi and Sharma, 2020). COVID-19 school closures also resulted in new barriers to school-based mental health services, further magnifying the increased mental health needs of both students and SMHPs (Asarnow et al, 2005;Costello et al, 2014;Jones et al, 2021;Weist et al, 2007).…”

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School Professional Needs to Support Student Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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School closures due to COVID-19 left students in Michigan without physical access to school mental health professionals (SMHPs) and other supports typically available in schools. This report examines the needs of SMHPs across Michigan during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic and how those needs informed programming and resources provided by a University of Michigan school mental health training and implementation program. In April 2020, a web-based survey asking about student and SMHP mental health was sent to 263 SMHPs who had previously participated in this program. 155 SMHPs (58.9%) responded. Nearly half of SMHPs reported their students’ most pressing needs were support for self-care, anxiety, depression, and traumatic stress. Some SMHPs also met screening criteria themselves for depression and/or anxiety. This survey provided an overview of SMHPs’ concerns early in the COVID-19 pandemic and drove development of new COVID-19-related resources designed to support SMHPs.

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Impact of COVID-19 on Mental Health in Adolescents: A Systematic Review

Cited by 609 publications

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Psychological Wellbeing during the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Influence of Personality Traits in the Italian Population

Psychological Wellbeing during the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Influence of Personality Traits in the Italian Population

Psychological Impact of COVID-19 on People with Pre-Existing Chronic Disease

School Professional Needs to Support Student Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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