In this study, we evaluated the variation on stress reactions in Italian adolescents during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic as related to national diffusion of the outbreak, demographic characteristics, and personal experiences related to COVID-19. An online survey was disseminated from April 1 to April 5, 2020. The sample was composed of 5,295 Italian adolescents (75.2% females; mean age = 16.67 years, SD = 1.43), 28.9% of whom presented moderate to high stress reactions during the peak of the pandemic. Older adolescents and females were more likely to be affected by the pandemic. The impact was similar regardless of the varying presence of COVID-19, whether in Lombardy or in regions less affected. Personal experiences with COVID-19 were all associated with stress reactions (direct experience, indirect experience via a friend, or an acquaintance infected). The global nature of the stressor influenced a collective psychological reaction not affected by the specific geographical diffusion of the pandemic.

在这项研究中，我们评估了COVID-19大流行高峰期间意大利青少年应激反应的变化，该变化与爆发的全国扩散，人口统计学特征以及与COVID-19相关的个人经历有关。于2020年4月1日至4月5日发布了在线调查。该样本由5,295名意大利青少年组成（女性占75.2％；平均年龄= 16.67岁，SD= 1.43），其中28.9％的人在大流行高峰期间出现了中度到高压力的反应。较大的青少年和女性更容易受到大流行的影响。无论在伦巴第或受影响较小的地区，无论COVID-19的存在如何变化，其影响都是相似的。COVID-19的个人经历都与压力反应有关（直接经历，通过朋友的间接经历或被熟人感染）。压力源的全球性影响了集体心理反应，不受大流行的特定地理扩散影响。