There has been an increase in stress in adolescents since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Social distancing and home-schooling are just two of many stress factors for this age group. The aim of this study was to assess stress in high-school students after a semester of home-schooling. A cross-sectional online survey (February 3rd to 28th 2021) was performed, measuring stress with the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10) in Austria. In total, N = 2884 students (age: M = 16.47 (SD = 1.44); 70.4% females) completed the survey. Mean PSS-10 score was M = 23.50 (SD = 7.47) [females: M = 24.69 (SD = 6.80); males: M = 20.11 (SD = 7.93); p < 0.001]. 11.0% reported low stress (females: 7.2%; males 20.9%), 52.5% moderate stress (females: 51.5%; males: 57.3%), and 36.5% high stress (females: 41.3%; males 21.8%); p < 0.001. Around one-third of high-school students suffer from high stress level, females almost twice as often as males. Psychological support should particularly focus on stress and possibilities to reduce it.

自 COVID-19 大流行开始以来，青少年的压力有所增加。保持社交距离和在家上学只是这个年龄段众多压力因素中的两个。本研究的目的是评估在家上学一学期后高中生的压力。进行了一项横断面在线调查（2021 年 2 月 3 日至 28 日），在奥地利使用感知压力量表 (PSS-10) 测量压力。总共有N  = 2884 名学生（年龄：M  = 16.47 (SD = 1.44)；70.4% 为女性）完成了调查。平均 PSS-10 得分为M  = 23.50 (SD = 7.47) [女性：M  = 24.69 (SD = 6.80)；男性：M  = 20.11 (SD = 7.93)；p< 0.001]。11.0% 的人压力小（女性：7.2%；男性 20.9%），52.5% 的人压力中等（女性：51.5%；男性：57.3%），36.5% 的人压力大（女性：41.3%；男性 21.8%）；p  < 0.001。大约三分之一的高中生压力大，女生几乎是男生的两倍。心理支持应特别关注压力和减轻压力的可能性。