Lustig Sophia, Koenig Julian, Bauer Stephanie, Moessner Markus, Bonnet Sabrina, Becker Katja, Diestelkamp Silke, Eschenbeck Heike, Hiery Alisa, Kohls Elisabeth, Lehner Laya, Rummel-Kluge Christine, Thomasius Rainer, Kaess Michael
Institute of Psychology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
Early Interv Psychiatry. 2023 Mar;17(3):331-334. doi: 10.1111/eip.13358. Epub 2022 Oct 1.
AIM: Comparing measures of psychological wellbeing and help-seeking in youths before and within the first school closures due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic enables a better understanding of the effects the pandemic has for those seeking professional help for mental health problems. METHODS: Data were obtained from the Germany-based ProHEAD school study. Pre-lockdown and lockdown samples (n = 648) were compared regarding pupils' psychological wellbeing, help-seeking attitudes and help-seeking behaviour. RESULTS: Participants from the lockdown sample showed greater positive attitudes towards seeking professional help, whereas psychological wellbeing and help-seeking behaviour remained stable. CONCLUSIONS: Possible explanations may include an increased public discourse on mental health or self-selection bias for participation during lockdown.
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