On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared a pandemic due to the global outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). While scientists have moved quickly to study the physical health implications of the disease, less attention has been paid to the negative mental health repercussions. The current study utilized a community sample of adolescents who had recently completed a 2-year, four wave study of adolescent mental health (Wave 1 n = 184, M_age = 13.9 years; 50.3% female). Participants were recontacted to assess their anxiety, depression, and emotion dysregulation symptoms during the pandemic. Latent growth modeling based on four pre-COVID time points indicated the extent to which the fifth (COVID) time point deviated from trend expectations. Results showed that (a) anxiety and depression scores were significantly higher than previous trajectories would have predicted, and (b) deviations from personal trajectories were associated with higher levels of perceived lifestyle impact due to the pandemic. Furthermore, gender-based analyses revealed that financial impacts, lifestyle impacts, and coronavirus fear were differentially associated with symptom increases for male and female participants. The current study is among the first to report that adolescent mental health trajectories have been altered in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. As physical distancing and other safety precautions may be required for several years, it is essential that we gain a deep understanding of how prevention efforts are associated with significant disruptions to youth mental health to bolster youth resilience during these unprecedented times. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved)

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COVID-19 对青少年的心理健康影响：大流行期间四波纵向研究的后续行动。


2020 年 3 月 11 日，世界卫生组织宣布 2019 年新型冠状病毒病（COVID-19）在全球爆发为大流行病。尽管科学家们已迅速采取行动研究该疾病对身体健康的影响，但对其负面心理健康影响的关注却较少。当前的研究利用了最近完成了一项为期 2 年、四波青少年心理健康研究的青少年社区样本（第一波n = 184， M_年龄= 13.9 岁；50.3% 为女性）。重新联系参与者以评估他们在大流行期间的焦虑、抑郁和情绪失调症状。基于四个新冠疫情前时间点的潜在增长模型表明了第五个（新冠疫情）时间点偏离趋势预期的程度。结果显示，(a) 焦虑和抑郁得分显着高于之前预测的轨迹，(b) 个人轨迹的偏差与大流行造成的生活方式影响程度较高有关。此外，基于性别的分析显示，经济影响、生活方式影响和冠状病毒恐惧与男性和女性参与者的症状增加存在不同的相关性。目前的研究是首批报告青少年心理健康轨迹因 COVID-19 大流行而发生改变的研究之一。由于身体距离和其他安全预防措施可能需要持续数年，因此我们必须深入了解预防工作如何与对青少年心理健康的重大破坏相关，以增强青少年在这个前所未有的时期的恢复能力。 （PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2021 APA，保留所有权利）