Changes in depressive and anxiety symptoms during COVID-19 in children from the PROGRESS cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We assessed associations between maternal stress, social support, and child resiliency during the COVID-19 pandemic in relation to changes in anxiety and depression symptoms in children in Mexico City.

Methods

Participants included 464 mother-child pairs from a longitudinal birth cohort in Mexico City. At ages 8-11 (pre-COVID, 2018-2019) and 9-12 (during COVID, May-Nov 2020) years, depressive symptoms were assessed using the child and parent-reported Children's Depressive Inventory. Anxiety symptoms were assessed using the child-reported Revised Manifest Anxiety Scale. Linear regression models were used to estimate associations between maternal stress, social support, and resiliency in relation to changes in depressive and anxiety symptoms. We additionally assesse

SUBMITTER: McGuinn LA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10192449 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature