Trajectories of adolescent perceived stress and symptoms of depression and anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT: Adolescents might be particularly affected by the drastic social changes as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic, given the increased stress-sensitivity and importance of the social environment in this developmental phase. In order to examine heterogeneity during the pandemic, the current study aimed to identify whether subgroups of adolescents could be distinguished based on their levels of perceived stress and symptoms of depression and anxiety. In addition, we examined which prepandemic factors predicted these trajectories. Adolescents were assessed before the pandemic (N = 188, M_age = 13.49, SD = 0.81) and at three timepoints during the pandemic (i.e., eight, ten, and 15 months after the start of the pandemic in the Netherlands). Results showed no support for distinct traj

SUBMITTER: van Loon AWG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9509354 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature