Gender-Specific Changes in Life Satisfaction After the COVID-19-Related Lockdown in Dutch Adolescents: A Longitudinal Study
| Autor: | van der Laan, Sabine E I, Finkenauer, Catrin, Lenters, Virissa C, van Harmelen, Anne-Laura, van der Ent, Cornelis K, Nijhof, Sanne L, Leerstoel Finkenauer, Youth in Changing Cultural Contexts, LS IRAS EEPI GRA (Gezh.risico-analyse) |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Leerstoel Finkenauer, Youth in Changing Cultural Contexts, LS IRAS EEPI GRA (Gezh.risico-analyse) |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Longitudinal study 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Adolescent Mental well-being COVID-19 pandemic Personal Satisfaction Adolescents Pediatrics Medicine Humans Longitudinal Studies Prospective Studies Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Prospective cohort study Pandemics General linear model business.industry SARS-CoV-2 Environmental and Occupational Health Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Life satisfaction COVID-19 Mental health Perinatology and Child Health Psychiatry and Mental health Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Communicable Disease Control Female Analysis of variance sense organs Public Health business Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Adolescent Health, 69(5), 737. Elsevier USA |
| ISSN: | 1054-139X |
| Popis: | PURPOSE: The purposes of this study were to assess whether mental well-being has changed after introduction of the lockdown measures compared with that before, whether this change differs between boys and girls, and whether this change is associated with COVID-19-related concerns. METHODS: This is a two-wave prospective study among Dutch adolescents using data collected up to one year before the COVID-19 pandemic (n = 224) and 5-8 weeks after the first introduction of lockdown measures (n = 158). Mental well-being was assessed by three indicators: life satisfaction, internalizing symptoms, and psychosomatic health. General linear model repeated-measures analysis of variance was used to assess whether mental well-being has changed and if this differed by sex. Univariate linear regressions were used to assess associations between COVID-19-related concerns and a change in mental well-being. RESULTS: Life satisfaction decreased (I·2p = .079, p < .001), but no change in internalizing symptoms was observed (I·2p = .014, p = .14), and psychosomatic health increased (I·2p = .194, p < .001) after the introduction of lockdown measures. Boys scored significantly better on all mental health indicators compared with girls at baseline and follow-up. However, boys' life satisfaction significantly decreased at the follow-up (I·2p = .038, p = .015), whereas girls' life satisfaction did not change. Concerns about COVID-19 were significantly associated with a lower life satisfaction and more internalizing symptoms. CONCLUSIONS: Adolescents', especially boys', life satisfaction decreased during the lockdown. They reported no change in internalizing symptoms and an improved psychosomatic health. Adolescents' mental well-being is expected to vary during the COVID-19 pandemic and should continue to be monitored. |
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