Psychological wellbeing and social emotional competence of Chinese children and adolescents in the post-pandemic era: patterns, determinants, and interrelations.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic has presented distinct challenges to the psychological wellbeing (PWB) and social emotional competence (SEC) of Chinese children and adolescents due to prolonged prevention measures, but knowledge of their PWB and SEC status in the post-pandemic era-including distinctive patterns, essential determinants, and interrelationships-remains limited.

Method

This study employed a self-report questionnaire with three sections (baseline characteristics, PWB scale, and SEC scale) to survey the PWB and SEC levels of Chinese children and adolescents in Gong'an County, central China. A total of 3,420 participants aged 8-16 from different areas in the district were surveyed and 2,848 valid responses were collected. Additionally, we identified 24 participant

SUBMITTER: Li G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12668964 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature