The Impact of School Education on Depressive Symptoms in Chinese Adolescents: a Prospective Longitudinal Study

There is a growing but limited literature on psychological distress among Chinese students, especially the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, using a longitudinal comparison between in school and at home. This study aimed to assess the psychological status of adolescents in school and related risk and...

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Published in:International journal of mental health and addiction 2024-06, Vol.22 (3), p.1582-1596
Main Authors: Qu, Miao, Yang, Kun, Ren, Hengqin, Wen, Lulu, Tan, Shuping, Xiu, Meihong, Zhang, Xiangyang
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Child abuse & neglect
Community and Environmental Psychology
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Education
Health Psychology
Longitudinal studies
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Mental depression
Mental health
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Psychiatry
Psychology
Public Health
Questionnaires
Rehabilitation
Schools
Students
Teachers
Teenagers
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Summary:There is a growing but limited literature on psychological distress among Chinese students, especially the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, using a longitudinal comparison between in school and at home. This study aimed to assess the psychological status of adolescents in school and related risk and protective factors. We surveyed 13,637 adolescents before the COVID-19 outbreak (T1) and 10,216 after two months of home confinement (T2). The 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) was used to assess depressive symptoms or the severity of depression among the adolescents. In addition, the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire and the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scales were also used to screen for experiences of abuse and neglect and to measure resilience in adolescents. At baseline, 22.34% reported depressive symptoms. At T2, this rate decreased to 14.86%. When adolescents were in school, age ( P  
ISSN:1557-1874
1557-1882
DOI:10.1007/s11469-022-00944-5