Child Wellbeing during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Multi-cohort Comparison and a Multi-informant Genetic Study.

ABSTRACT: The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the wellbeing of 26,555 Dutch children and adolescents (ages 8-18, 50% female, 89% with parents born in the Netherlands) was investigated using three cohorts: a general population twin sample (NTR), a general population sample (KLIK), and a clinical sample (DREAMS). Data were collected in seven waves between 2020 and 2023. Linear mixed models were employed to examine changes in wellbeing, twin models were used to estimate genetic and environmental contributions, and a psychometric model was employed to explore potential rater bias. A 6.5% drop in wellbeing was observed at the onset of the pandemic in the NTR sample, followed by partial recovery but not a return to pre-pandemic levels. Mean wellbeing scores were consistently lower in the clinical cohor

SUBMITTER: Alrouh H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12325380 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature