Department of Neuroscience, Santobono-Pausilipon Children Hospital, via Mario Fiore 6, 80129, Naples, Italy.
Department of Translational Medical Sciences, Federico II University, Naples, Italy.
Ital J Pediatr. 2021 Apr 8;47(1):86. doi: 10.1186/s13052-021-01036-1.
Several studies have shown that during COVID-19 pandemic outbreak, emotional symptoms increased in the general population. Less is known about youths.
We surveyed a sample of Italian adolescents during the strictest quarantine period and assessed the effects of socio-demographic and psychological factors on current emotional symptoms. A convenient sample of 326 adolescents (age range 14-19 years) participated in a web-based survey. We collected data on several socio-demographic and psychological variables (summarized into three indexes: environmental context, changes in lifestyle, and worries about infection) and psychopathological symptoms (previous psychopathological status, current anxiety and depressive symptoms).
Descriptive analysis showed that adolescents have experienced quarantine under very different conditions; they reported 47.5 and 14.1% of anxiety and depressive symptoms, respectively. Regression analyses indicated that previous psychopathological status and worries about infection are linked to anxiety and that female gender, previous psychopathological status (moderated by change in lifestyle), worse environmental context are linked to depression.
This study indicates that, facing the COVID-19 pandemic and its related safety measures, adolescents show relevant emotional symptoms and therefore should be monitored, assessed and supported.
多项研究表明，在 COVID-19 大流行期间，普通人群的情绪症状增加。关于青少年的了解较少。
我们在最严格的隔离期间调查了意大利青少年的样本，并评估了社会人口统计学和心理因素对当前情绪症状的影响。便利抽样的 326 名青少年（年龄在 14-19 岁之间）参加了在线调查。我们收集了有关几个社会人口统计学和心理变量的数据（总结为三个指数：环境背景、生活方式的变化和对感染的担忧）和精神病理学症状（以前的精神病理学状况、当前的焦虑和抑郁症状）。
描述性分析表明，青少年在非常不同的条件下经历了隔离；他们分别报告了 47.5%和 14.1%的焦虑和抑郁症状。回归分析表明，以前的精神病理学状况和对感染的担忧与焦虑有关，而女性、以前的精神病理学状况（受生活方式变化的调节）、较差的环境背景与抑郁有关。
本研究表明，面对 COVID-19 大流行及其相关的安全措施，青少年表现出相关的情绪症状，因此应进行监测、评估和支持。
