Mental health profiles of Finnish adolescents before and after the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic has had implications for adolescents' interpersonal relationships, communication patterns, education, recreational activities and well-being. An understanding of the impact of the pandemic on their mental health is crucial in measures to promote the post-pandemic recovery. Using a person-centered approach, the current study aimed to identify mental health profiles in two cross-sectional samples of Finnish adolescents before and after the peak of the pandemic, and to examine how socio-demographic and psychosocial factors, academic expectations, health literacy, and self-rated health are associated with the emerging profiles.

Methods and findings

Survey data from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study conducted in Finland in

SUBMITTER: Gustafsson J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10148589 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature