Tardif-Grenier Kristel, Archambault Isabelle, Dupéré Véronique, Marks Amy K, Olivier Elizabeth
Department of Psychoeducation and Psychology, Université du Québec en Outaouais, 5, Saint-Joseph street, Saint-Jerome, QC, J7Z 0B7, Canada.
School of Psychoeducation, Université de Montréal, 90 Vincent d'Indy street, Montréal, Québec, H2V 2S9, Canada.
Psychiatr Q. 2021 Sep;92(3):1309-1325. doi: 10.1007/s11126-021-09895-x. Epub 2021 Mar 25.
Adolescence is a time of increased risk for developing symptoms of anxiety and depression, especially for girls. The stress and social isolation experienced during confinement add new threats to already vulnerable adolescents' daily lives. This study is aimed at determining which sociodemographic characteristics (age, family composition, achievement), confinement habits (schedule, new hobby, sleep duration, cellphone and computer use, sports, schoolwork), and sources of support (parents and teachers) are associated with more or less internalized symptoms in Canadian adolescents. Differences between boys and girls are also investigated. Between April 8 and 30 (2020) and through an online survey, 895 Canadian adolescents (74% girls) aged between 12 and 17 years (M = 14.7) were recruited. Path analysis was performed to identify significant associations between sociodemographic characteristics, confinement habits, support variables, and internalized symptoms. Independent samples t-tests and invariance tests were conducted to compare boys and girls. Results suggest that certain confinement habits (time spent using cellphones, doing sports and schoolwork, finding a new hobby) and support variables (parents working outside the home) were significantly and negatively associated with internalized symptoms. Regarding the sex differences, girls used their cellphones more and invariance test results showed that all associations between predictors and symptoms were statistically similar for boys and girls. This study's results help understand better adolescents' experience in confinement. It sheds light on the habits likely to characterize those who are less at risk of experiencing distress, making it possible to better support adolescents during this challenging period.
青春期是焦虑和抑郁症状出现风险增加的时期，对女孩来说尤其如此。隔离期间经历的压力和社交孤立给本就脆弱的青少年日常生活增添了新的威胁。本研究旨在确定哪些社会人口学特征（年龄、家庭构成、学业成绩）、隔离期间的习惯（日程安排、新爱好、睡眠时间、手机和电脑使用情况、运动、学业）以及支持来源（父母和教师）与加拿大青少年更多或更少的内化症状相关联。同时也对男孩和女孩之间的差异进行了调查。在2020年4月8日至30日期间，通过在线调查招募了895名年龄在12至17岁之间（平均年龄M = 14.7岁）的加拿大青少年（其中74%为女孩）。进行路径分析以确定社会人口学特征、隔离期间的习惯、支持变量和内化症状之间的显著关联。进行独立样本t检验和不变性检验以比较男孩和女孩。结果表明，某些隔离期间的习惯（使用手机的时间、进行运动和学业、找到新爱好）和支持变量（父母在外工作）与内化症状显著负相关。关于性别差异，女孩使用手机的时间更多，不变性检验结果表明，预测因素与症状之间的所有关联在男孩和女孩中在统计学上相似。本研究结果有助于更好地理解青少年在隔离期间的经历。它揭示了那些可能表征经历痛苦风险较低者的习惯，从而有可能在这一具有挑战性的时期更好地支持青少年。
