This study investigated the relations of adolescent COVID-19 knowledge, quarantine/lockdown experiences, and social media use with indices of their psychosocial adjustment. The sample consisted of 215 adolescents from throughout the United States, with adolescents ranging from ages 14 to 17. Better knowledge of COVID-19 was related to lower loneliness, stress, anxiety, depression, and fear of missing out (FoMO). Higher parent-reported restrictions during quarantine were associated with these difficulties as well. Further, the lowest anxiety was reported for adolescents with good COVID-19 knowledge who also checked social media relatively less frequently. The findings point to the importance of accurate information about COVID-19 for adolescents and the impact of quarantine/lockdown experiences on their perceived emotional and social adjustment.

本研究调查了青少年 COVID-19 知识、隔离/封锁经历和社交媒体使用与他们的社会心理适应指数之间的关系。该样本由来自美国各地的 215 名青少年组成，青少年年龄在 14 到 17 岁之间。对 COVID-19 的更好了解与较低的孤独感、压力、焦虑、抑郁和害怕错过 (FoMO) 相关。隔离期间父母报告的更高限制也与这些困难有关。此外，据报道，具有良好 COVID-19 知识的青少年焦虑程度最低，他们查看社交媒体的频率也相对较低。调查结果指出了有关 COVID-19 的准确信息对青少年的重要性，以及检疫/封锁经历对他们感知的情绪和社会适应的影响。