The current cross-sectional study aimed to analyse adolescents’ adjustment during and before the lockdown caused by the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, by evaluating levels of emotional problems and hyperactivity as referred by adolescents themselves. A further purpose was to compare adolescents’ and mothers’ perception about adolescents’ adjustment. Participants comprised 206 adolescents (50.5% females; mean age = 12.2; SD = 3.3) and their mothers (mean age = 43.9; SD = 5.9). Findings showed that levels of emotional symptoms and hyperactivity in adolescents during the pandemic were significantly higher than before. This worsening was consistently detected by both mothers and adolescents themselves. Two main conclusions are highlighted by the current research: During the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, adolescents participating to this study detected a worsening in their well-being; mothers’ perceptions of their adolescents’ psychological problems may be considered reliable and consistent with the offspring’s point of view.

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意大利青少年在 2019 年冠状病毒病之前和期间的调整：母亲和青少年感知的比较

目前的横断面研究旨在通过评估青少年自己提到的情绪问题和多动症的水平，分析青少年在 2019 年冠状病毒病大流行引起的封锁期间和之前的调整。另一个目的是比较青少年和母亲对青少年适应的看法。参与者包括 206 名青少年（50.5% 为女性；平均年龄 = 12.2；SD  = 3.3）及其母亲（平均年龄 = 43.9；SD = 5.9)。研究结果表明，大流行期间青少年的情绪症状和多动水平明显高于以前。这种恶化一直被母亲和青少年自己发现。当前研究强调了两个主要结论：在第一波 COVID-19 大流行期间，参与本研究的青少年发现他们的幸福感有所恶化；母亲对青少年心理问题的看法可能被认为是可靠的，并且与后代的观点一致。