Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Selçuk University, Konya, Turkey.
J Nerv Ment Dis. 2023 Dec 1;211(12):902-909. doi: 10.1097/NMD.0000000000001571. Epub 2022 Aug 6.
In this study, we examined the relationship among trauma reactions, anxiety severity, Internet addiction (IA), and emotion regulation difficulties during the COVID-19 pandemic in adolescents with anxiety disorders. The sample of study consisted of 63 adolescents aged 12 to 18 years who were diagnosed with AD and their parents. IA scores and emotional regulation difficulties were significantly higher in the group with pathological trauma reactions than the group exhibiting nonpathological trauma reactions. The trauma scores of adolescents with AD were correlated with IA, emotional regulation difficulties, and anxiety scores. The results of mediation analysis found that IA was the full mediating factor in the relationship between anxiety and trauma scores and a partial mediating factor in the relationship between emotional regulation difficulties and trauma scores. As a result, monitoring adolescents' Internet use not exceeding healthy levels and developing and strengthening emotion regulation skills can help protect against trauma during the COVID-19 pandemic.
在这项研究中，我们研究了 COVID-19 大流行期间患有焦虑症的青少年的创伤反应、焦虑严重程度、网络成瘾（IA）和情绪调节困难之间的关系。研究样本包括 63 名 12 至 18 岁被诊断为 AD 的青少年及其父母。在病理性创伤反应组中，IA 得分和情绪调节困难显著高于非病理性创伤反应组。AD 青少年的创伤评分与 IA、情绪调节困难和焦虑评分相关。中介分析的结果发现，IA 是焦虑与创伤评分之间关系的完全中介因素，也是情绪调节困难与创伤评分之间关系的部分中介因素。因此，监测青少年不超过健康水平的互联网使用和发展并加强情绪调节技能可以帮助预防 COVID-19 大流行期间的创伤。
