An investigation of mental health status of children and adolescents in China during the outbreak of COVID-19
AUTHOR(S)
Li Duan; Xiaojun Shao; Yuan Wang (et al.)
Published: July 2020
Journal: Journal of Affective Disorders
This study investigates the psychological effects on children and adolescents associated with the epidemic in China. Findings indicate that the COVID-19 outbreak has had a significant psychosocial impact on children and adolescents. The presence of clinical depressive symptoms, resident in urban regions, implementation of the precaution and control measures, being female, having a family member or friend infected with coronavirus were associated with increased levels of anxiety.
Smartphone addiction, Internet addiction, family members or friends infected with coronavirus, graduation affected by the epidemic, levels of separation anxiety, physical injury fear, and tendency to adopt an emotion-focused coping style were associated with increased levels of respondents’ depressive symptoms.
Targeted intervention measures could be formulated based on the significant influencing factors on anxiety and clinical depressive symptoms.
Li Duan; Xiaojun Shao; Yuan Wang (et al.) July 2020 An investigation of mental health status of children and adolescents in China during the outbreak of COVID-19. Journal of Affective Disorders, vol. 275