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AUTHOR(S) Michele Capurso; Tiziana Pedale; Valerio Santangelo (et al.)
AUTHOR(S) Zhuo Wang; Binxue Hong; Yanyan Zhang (et al.)
Recent studies have shown that the qualities of children and adolescents’ positive youth development (PYD) enable them to cope with developmental challenges in an adaptive manner and maintain healthy functioning. During the COVID-19 pandemic, there is still a lack of reporting on changes in children and adolescents’ PYD qualities and Internet addiction and their relationship. This study investigated the association between PYD qualities and Internet addiction among the children and adolescents who have experienced the COVID-19 lockdown. A school-based cohort survey was launched in December 2019 (Wave 1, before COVID-19 lockdown) and followed up in June 2020 (Wave 2, after COVID-19 lockdown). The Chinese PYD scale (80 items, scoring 80–480) and Young’s Internet addiction test (20 items, scoring 20–100) were used to evaluate the children and adolescents’ PYD qualities and the degree of their Internet addiction, respectively. Cross-sectional regressions, longitudinal regressions, and cross-lagged panel model were used to examine the association between PYD qualities and Internet addiction.
AUTHOR(S) Ash Seth; Brittany Finlay; Genevieve Currie (et al.)
AUTHOR(S) William P. Ball; Corri Black; Sharon Gordon (et al.)
One in eight children in the United Kingdom are estimated to have a mental health condition, and many do not receive support or treatment. The COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted mental health and disrupted the delivery of care. Prevalence of poor mental health is not evenly distributed across age groups, by sex or socioeconomic groups. Equity in access to mental health care is a policy priority but detailed socio-demographic trends are relatively under-researched. This study analysed records for all mental health prescriptions and referrals to specialist mental health outpatient care between the years of 2015 and 2021 for children aged 2 to 17 years in a single NHS Scotland health board region. It analysed trends in prescribing, referrals, and acceptance to out-patient treatment over time, and measured differences in treatment and service use rates by age, sex, and area deprivation.
AUTHOR(S) Alexandra Maftei; Ioan-Alex Merlici; Oana D˘anil˘a
Social media use was previously characterized as both a maladaptive coping mechanism, and a source of engagement with peers, suggesting an ambivalent effect. The present study explored how adolescents might use social media as a coping mechanism during the COVID-19 pandemic, using a multidimensional perspective on well-being. Its sample consisted of 259 Romanian teenagers aged 11–16 (M = 13.38, SD = 0.93, 57% males). It investigated the potential indirect effect of social media use, i.e., its cognitive, affective, and behavioral dimensions on the relationship between depressive symptoms and adolescents' well-being.
AUTHOR(S) Donald E. Brannen; Sheryl Wynn; Jaime Shuster (et al.)
AUTHOR(S) Melanie Palmer; Virginia Carter Leno; Victoria Hallett (et al.)
AUTHOR(S) Traci K. Gillig; Alicia Booth; Leticia Couto
AUTHOR(S) Morenike Oluwatoyin Folayan; Omolola T. Alade; Heba Sabbagh (et al.)
AUTHOR(S) Charlotte L. Hall; Christopher Partlett; Althea Z. Valentine (et al.)
AUTHOR(S) Michael Chaiton; Rachel Thorburn; Megan Sutton (et al.)
AUTHOR(S) Micah A. Skeens; Kylie Hill; Anna Olsavsky (et al.)
AUTHOR(S) Lorraine S. Kasaven; Isabel Raynaud; Maria Jalmbrant (et al.)
COVID-19 has created many challenges for women in the perinatal phase. This stems from prolonged periods of lockdowns, restricted support networks and media panic, alongside altered healthcare provision. This study aimed to review the evidence regarding the psychological impact on new and expecting mothers following changes to antenatal and postnatal service provision within the UK throughout the pandemic. It conducted a narrative literature search of major databases (PubMed, Medline, Google Scholar). The literature was critically reviewed by experts within the field of antenatal and perinatal mental health.
AUTHOR(S) Muzi Yuan; Xiaohua Bian; Junsheng Liu (et al.)
AUTHOR(S) Erum Nadeem; Anna R. Van Meter
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