COVID-19-related stressors and depression in Chinese adolescents: The effects of life history strategies and gender.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way people live, affecting both their physical and mental health. Adolescents are vulnerable to the stress of the pandemic, and may experience indicators of psychological distress, such as depression. This study aimed to examine the impact of COVID-19-related stressors on depression and the mediating role of life history strategies.

Methods

A two-wave longitudinal study was conducted with 1123 adolescents (51.20% girls, M_age = 14.30) recruited from three junior high schools in the Northeastern province of China. Adolescents' life history strategies, depressive symptoms, and demographic variables were assessed at Time 1 (November 2019) and Time 2 (August 2020), and adolescents' experience of COVID-19-related stressors w

SUBMITTER: Yang Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8868003 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature