Mental Health Problems Before and After Covid-19 in Middle School Kids by Hannah Joy on April 5, 2021 at 6:36 PM
The symptoms reduced during the early stages of the pandemic
It could be due to the COVID-19 stay-at-home regulations
During the early stages of the pandemic, the elevated levels of mental health problems in middle school children from a predominantly Latinx community were found to be reduced, reveals a new study.
The study in the
Mental Health Problems Before and After Covid-19 in Middle School Kids While the negative impact of the COVID pandemic on mental health is widespread, our study found that COVID-19 stay-at-home measures may have offered some protective effects for youth mental health early in the pandemic, said study coordinator Francesca Penner, MA, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Mississippi, MA, USA. These may be related to increased time with family, fewer social and academic pressures, more flexible routines, factor
Stay-at-home measures may have offered protective effects for youth mental health early in the pandemic
A study in the
Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP), published by Elsevier, reports that middle schoolers from a predominantly Latinx community, with elevated levels of mental health problems, showed a reduction in symptoms during the early stages of the pandemic.
While the negative impact of the COVID pandemic on mental health is widespread, our study found that COVID-19 stay-at-home measures may have offered some protective effects for youth mental health early in the pandemic. These may be related to increased time with family, fewer social and academic pressures, more flexible routines, factors related to Latinx culture and the socio-emotional learning program that students were engaged in throughout the study period.
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