Longitudinal changes in Swiss adolescent’s mental health outcomes from before and during the COVID-19 pandemic
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02.12.2021
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01A - Journal article
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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18
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23
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12734
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MDPI
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Basel
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Abstract
This study aimed to explore changes in mental health outcomes (depression, anxiety, home,
and school stress) from before the first COVID-19 wave (autumn 2019) to the later stages of the
same wave (autumn 2020) in a sample of N = 377 Swiss adolescents (Mage = 12.67; 47% female. The results showed that the expected impact of the pandemic on mental health was not
noticeable in the later stages of the first COVID-19 wave. Only two effects were demonstrated in
terms of intra-individual changes, namely, an effect of gender on depression and anxiety symptoms
and an effect of reported COVID-19 burden on school stress symptoms. Moreover, few associations
were found for selected predictors and students’ mean level scores, averaged across both time points.
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COVID-19, Mental health, Depression, Anxiety, Stress, Adolescence
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1661-7827
1660-4601
1660-4601
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English
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Published
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Ertanir, B., Kassis, W., & Garrote, A. (2021). Longitudinal changes in Swiss adolescent’s mental health outcomes from before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(23), 12734. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182312734