Bilateral associations between sleep duration and depressive symptoms among Chinese adolescents before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT: Depression is one of the most prevalent psychiatric disorders and the leading cause of disability among adolescents, with sleep duration as its vital influential factor. Adolescents might be mentally sensitive to the stress caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet, the alteration of adolescents' sleep duration, depression, and their associations within the context of the COVID-19 pandemic have not been well documented. We conducted a longitudinal study, recruiting 2496 adolescents from 3 junior high schools to examine the alteration of their sleep duration and depressive symptoms before and during the pandemic, and to explore their potential association(s). Data were collected before (December 2019) and during the pandemic (July 2020). Paired samples t-test revealed a significant decrease in s

SUBMITTER: Liao S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9760405 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature