The development of depression and social anxiety symptoms in adolescents and the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and desire for peer contact
Symptoms of social anxiety increased during adolescence in boys and girls. Symptoms of depression increased for girls, but decreased for boys. The increase in depression was greater in a cohort who experienced the COVID-19 pandemic. For girls, a desire for more peer contact was associated with an increase of depression and social anxiety symptoms in times of social restrictions.
Authors
- Reubs J. Walsh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5592-7562)
- J. Marieke Buil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1582-5748)
- Nikki Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9135-4821)
- Mariët van Buuren (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9330-5617)
- Lydia Krabbendam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4074-5149)
- Miriam Hollarek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5141-9261)
- Hester Sijtsma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1820-0559)
- Anne L. Pinkse-Schepers
Institutions
- Utrecht University (NL)
- Institut des Sciences Cognitives Marc Jeannerod (FR)
- Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2024-09-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1374327
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.64
Funders
- European Research Council