COVID-19 impacts and adolescent suicide: The mediating roles of child abuse and mental health conditions.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Considerable research has established the harmful impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on children's and adolescents' health and well-being. However, the literature has been constrained by studies using less representative samples, hindering the generalization of the findings.

Objective

This study aimed to investigate the associations of employment disruption and school closures during the pandemic with suicidal ideation and behavior in children and adolescents-and to consider the potential mediating effects of child psychological and physical abuse and subsequent mental health conditions.

Participants and setting

This study used the Adolescent Behaviors and Experiences data (n = 4692) - a nationally representative survey administered by the CDC of the United S

SUBMITTER: Liu J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9894761 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature