Adolescents’ mental health status and influential factors amid the Coronavirus Disease pandemic

BackgroundThe preventive measure of Coronavirus Disease pandemic, such as nationwide lockdown, might lead to stress, depression, and anxiety, prominently in adolescents. Many factors were indicated to influence its severity. This study aimed to investigate the magnitude of COVID-19-related mental he...

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Autores principales: Stella Angelina, Andree Kurniawan, Fransisca Handy Agung, Devina Adella Halim, Felix Wijovi, Claudia Jodhinata, Nadya Nathalia Evangelista, Cindy Monika Agatha, Sisilia Orlin, Audrey Hamdoyo
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:3597ea6bbc75495b89b605470be31eed2021-11-14T04:32:44ZAdolescents’ mental health status and influential factors amid the Coronavirus Disease pandemic2213-398410.1016/j.cegh.2021.100903https://doaj.org/article/3597ea6bbc75495b89b605470be31eed2021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213398421002116https://doaj.org/toc/2213-3984BackgroundThe preventive measure of Coronavirus Disease pandemic, such as nationwide lockdown, might lead to stress, depression, and anxiety, prominently in adolescents. Many factors were indicated to influence its severity. This study aimed to investigate the magnitude of COVID-19-related mental health problems in adolescents and the associated factors.MethodsThis cross-sectional study gathered 2018 adolescents throughout Indonesia from April 22nd-28th 2020. The questionnaire was spread through social media and included Kessler-10 Psychological Distress scale and closed-ended questions about the risk and protective factors. The results were analyzed using Mann-Whitney U test, Kruskal-Wallis test, and Logistic Regression.ResultsThe participants were mostly males (91.8%) with a median age of 19. The results showed 54.1% experienced varying degrees of distress. All variables were significantly related with psychological distress during Mann-Whitney-U and Kruskal-Wallis test. The logistic regression analysis showed maintaining or improving dietary pattern and sleep quality was found to be protective against psychological distress (OR = 0.497,95%CI = 0.34–0.725 and OR = 0.515,95%CI = 0.372–0.714, respectively), while others were risk factors, i.e.: Not having a confidant (OR = 1.539,95%CI = 1.226–1.931), frequent argument with parents (OR = 1.735,95%CI = 1.343–2.24), feeling worried (OR = 2.364, 95%CI1.528-3.656), chronic diseases (OR = 2.601,95%CI = 1.468–4.606), and mental illnesses (OR = 9.866,95%CI = 3.855–25.249).ConclusionMore than half of adolescents experienced distress. The findings called for initiatives by experts in providing psychosocial support for adolescents.Stella AngelinaAndree KurniawanFransisca Handy AgungDevina Adella HalimFelix WijoviClaudia JodhinataNadya Nathalia EvangelistaCindy Monika AgathaSisilia OrlinAudrey HamdoyoElsevierarticleAdolescentsCoronavirusIndonesiaMental healthYoung peoplePublic aspects of medicineRA1-1270ENClinical Epidemiology and Global Health, Vol 12, Iss , Pp 100903- (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
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topic Adolescents
Coronavirus
Indonesia
Mental health
Young people
Public aspects of medicine
RA1-1270
spellingShingle Adolescents
Coronavirus
Indonesia
Mental health
Young people
Public aspects of medicine
RA1-1270
Stella Angelina
Andree Kurniawan
Fransisca Handy Agung
Devina Adella Halim
Felix Wijovi
Claudia Jodhinata
Nadya Nathalia Evangelista
Cindy Monika Agatha
Sisilia Orlin
Audrey Hamdoyo
Adolescents’ mental health status and influential factors amid the Coronavirus Disease pandemic
description BackgroundThe preventive measure of Coronavirus Disease pandemic, such as nationwide lockdown, might lead to stress, depression, and anxiety, prominently in adolescents. Many factors were indicated to influence its severity. This study aimed to investigate the magnitude of COVID-19-related mental health problems in adolescents and the associated factors.MethodsThis cross-sectional study gathered 2018 adolescents throughout Indonesia from April 22nd-28th 2020. The questionnaire was spread through social media and included Kessler-10 Psychological Distress scale and closed-ended questions about the risk and protective factors. The results were analyzed using Mann-Whitney U test, Kruskal-Wallis test, and Logistic Regression.ResultsThe participants were mostly males (91.8%) with a median age of 19. The results showed 54.1% experienced varying degrees of distress. All variables were significantly related with psychological distress during Mann-Whitney-U and Kruskal-Wallis test. The logistic regression analysis showed maintaining or improving dietary pattern and sleep quality was found to be protective against psychological distress (OR = 0.497,95%CI = 0.34–0.725 and OR = 0.515,95%CI = 0.372–0.714, respectively), while others were risk factors, i.e.: Not having a confidant (OR = 1.539,95%CI = 1.226–1.931), frequent argument with parents (OR = 1.735,95%CI = 1.343–2.24), feeling worried (OR = 2.364, 95%CI1.528-3.656), chronic diseases (OR = 2.601,95%CI = 1.468–4.606), and mental illnesses (OR = 9.866,95%CI = 3.855–25.249).ConclusionMore than half of adolescents experienced distress. The findings called for initiatives by experts in providing psychosocial support for adolescents.
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author Stella Angelina
Andree Kurniawan
Fransisca Handy Agung
Devina Adella Halim
Felix Wijovi
Claudia Jodhinata
Nadya Nathalia Evangelista
Cindy Monika Agatha
Sisilia Orlin
Audrey Hamdoyo
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Andree Kurniawan
Fransisca Handy Agung
Devina Adella Halim
Felix Wijovi
Claudia Jodhinata
Nadya Nathalia Evangelista
Cindy Monika Agatha
Sisilia Orlin
Audrey Hamdoyo
author_sort Stella Angelina
title Adolescents’ mental health status and influential factors amid the Coronavirus Disease pandemic
title_short Adolescents’ mental health status and influential factors amid the Coronavirus Disease pandemic
title_full Adolescents’ mental health status and influential factors amid the Coronavirus Disease pandemic
title_fullStr Adolescents’ mental health status and influential factors amid the Coronavirus Disease pandemic
title_full_unstemmed Adolescents’ mental health status and influential factors amid the Coronavirus Disease pandemic
title_sort adolescents’ mental health status and influential factors amid the coronavirus disease pandemic
publisher Elsevier
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/3597ea6bbc75495b89b605470be31eed
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