Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, West Virginia University School of Public Health, PO Box 9190, 3314 HSC South, 64 Medical Center Drive, Morgantown, WV, 26505.
Department of Community and Environmental Health, Boise State College of Health Sciences, Health Science Riverside Building (HSRV), 950 S Lusk Street, Boise, ID, 83725.
J Sch Health. 2023 May;93(5):370-377. doi: 10.1111/josh.13296. Epub 2023 Feb 23.
Young people who experience higher levels of social support from their schools and families have been shown to be less likely to develop symptoms of negative mental health outcomes such as depression and anxiety. This raises questions concerning how young people's stress and psychological changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic as well as social support during this time have affected their overall mental health. The aim of this study was to assess the association between sources of parental- and school-level social support and youth perceptions of COVID-19-related emotional impact on mental health among early adolescent girls and boys in Appalachia.
Using linear regression, we analyzed the first and third wave of survey data from the larger parent study (Young Mountaineer Health Study) cohort, collected in 20 middle schools throughout West Virginia in the fall of 2020 and fall of 2021 (N = 1349, mean age: 11.5, response rate: 80.7%).
Approximately half of participants reported knowing someone that had been sick with COVID-19. Those experiencing higher levels of perceived COVID-19-related emotional impact reported greater levels of depression, anxiety, and anger. Both parental and school-level social support were associated with better mental health outcomes.
Early adolescent perceptions of COVID-19-related emotional impact were associated with depression, anxiety, and anger and moderated by social support at home and in school among 11-12-year-old youth in Appalachia.
研究表明，那些从学校和家庭获得更高水平社会支持的年轻人，不太可能出现抑郁和焦虑等负面心理健康问题的症状。这引发了一些问题，即由于 COVID-19 大流行，年轻人的压力和心理变化，以及在此期间的社会支持，如何影响他们的整体心理健康。本研究旨在评估父母和学校层面的社会支持来源与青少年对 COVID-19 相关情绪对阿巴拉契亚地区青少年心理健康影响的看法之间的关联。
我们使用线性回归分析了来自更大的父母研究（年轻登山者健康研究）队列的第一波和第三波调查数据，该队列于 2020 年秋季和 2021 年秋季在西弗吉尼亚州的 20 所中学收集（N=1349，平均年龄：11.5，响应率：80.7%）。
大约一半的参与者报告说认识一个因 COVID-19 生病的人。那些经历更高水平的感知 COVID-19 相关情绪影响的人报告了更高水平的抑郁、焦虑和愤怒。父母和学校层面的社会支持都与更好的心理健康结果有关。
在阿巴拉契亚地区，11-12 岁的青少年对 COVID-19 相关情绪影响的看法与抑郁、焦虑和愤怒有关，并且受到家庭和学校社会支持的调节。
