The protective effects of Swedish COVID-19 pandemic strategies on adolescents' mental health: a longitudinal cohort study.

Journal: Scandinavian journal of public health

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Affiliated Institutions:  Research, Education, Development and Innovation, Primary Health Care, Region Västra Götaland, Gothenburg, Sweden. Department of Medicine and Optometry, Linnaeus University, Kalmar, Sweden. Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA. Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, Reykjavík, Iceland.

Abstract summary 

The aim of this study was to investigate a cohort of Swedish eighth graders' mental health and experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic.Participants were 157 eighth graders recruited in junior high schools during 2020 who completed a depression questionnaire and a survey about their psychosocial health in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic, alongside a follow-up assessment in 2021. Analyses were conducted using latent change score and cross-lagged models.Participants' depressive symptoms did not substantially increase during the COVID-19 pandemic. The level of depressive symptoms in 2020 was significantly associated with participants' perceptions of the pandemic in 2020 and spring 2021. Participants with higher depression scores reported worse experiences of the pandemic.

Authors & Co-authors:  Lilja Augustsson Praetorius Björk Marteinsdottir Craighead Örn Arnarson Sveinsdottir Wikberg

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Authors :  8
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Doi : 10.1177/14034948241238836
SSN : 1651-1905
Study Population
Male,Female
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Other Terms
COVID-19;Mental health;adolescence;lockdown;perception;public health;screening
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Cohort Study,Cohort Study,Cohort Study,Cohort Study,Cohort Study,Cohort Study
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Sweden