Resilience in adolescence during the COVID-19 crisis in Canada.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic constitutes a social crisis that will have long-term health consequences for much of the global population, especially for adolescents. Adolescents are triply affected as they: 1) are experiencing its immediate, direct effects, 2) will carry forward health habits they develop now into adulthood, and 3) as future parents, will shape the early life health of the next generation. It is therefore imperative to assess how the pandemic is influencing adolescent wellbeing, identify sources of resilience, and outline strategies for attenuating its negative impacts.

Methods

We report the results of longitudinal analyses of qualitative data from 28 focus group discussions (FGDs) with 39 Canadian adolescents and of cross-sectional analyses of survey dat

SUBMITTER: Chin J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10243272 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature