Examining socioeconomic disparities in changes in adolescent mental health before and during different phases of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic

Stevens, Gonneke W. J. M. and Büyükcan Tetik, Asuman and Maes, Marlies and Weinberg, Dominic and Vermeulen, Sander and Visser, Kirsten and Finkenauer, Catrin (2022) Examining socioeconomic disparities in changes in adolescent mental health before and during different phases of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. Stress and Health . ISSN 1532-3005 (Print) 1532-2998 (Online) Published Online First https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/smi.3179

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Abstract

This study examined socioeconomic disparities in changes in adolescent mental health between fall 2019 (pre-COVID-19), spring 2020 (initial coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) phase), and fall 2020 (prevailing COVID-19 phase). Using data from 1429 adolescents (Mage = 17.9) from tertiary vocational schools in the Netherlands with n = 386 participating in all three waves, linear and latent basis growth curve models were assessed and multigroup analyses conducted. Results showed a small but significant decrease in life satisfaction and small but significant increases in emotional problems, peer relationship problems, conduct problems, and hyperactivity-inattention problems. For emotional problems and peer relationship problems, increases between pre-COVID-19 and the initial COVID-19 phase were more pronounced than increases between the initial and prevailing COVID-19 phase. In contrast, linear decreases were found for life satisfaction and linear increases for conduct problems and hyperactivity-inattention problems over the course of the study. Mental health patterns were largely comparable for adolescents from families with varying socioeconomic status.
Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: adolescence; COVID-19; mental health; SES
Divisions: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences > Academic programs > Psychology
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Depositing User: Asuman Büyükcan Tetik
Date Deposited: 21 Aug 2022 12:48
Last Modified: 21 Aug 2022 12:48
URI: https://research.sabanciuniv.edu/id/eprint/44250

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