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Naumann, Elias ORCID: 0000-0003-1415-0678, von den Driesch, Ellen, Schumann, Almut and Thonnissen, Carolin (2021). Increase of depressive symptoms among adolescents during the first COVID-19 lockdown in Germany Results from the German family panel pairfam. Bundesgesundheitsblatt-Gesund., 64 (12). S. 1533 - 1541. NEW YORK: SPRINGER. ISSN 1437-1588

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Abstract

Background The COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally changed social life within a very short time. Lockdown policies often consider the tradeoff between containing the spread of the pandemic and negative consequences for the economy. Policymakers should pay more attention to the psychological and social impacts of the lockdown. Research question How did the mental health of adolescents in Germany change during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdown? Materials and methods Analyses are based on longitudinal data from nationwide randomly selected anchors of the German family panel pairfam. The age group considered here, born between 2001 and 2003, was surveyed for the first time in 2018/2019 in the course of a refreshment sample, and 854 of these adolescents and young adults aged 16-19 also participated in the COVID-19 supplementary survey from May to July 2020 (first lockdown). Depressiveness is assessed with the State-Trait Depression Scale. Results During the first lockdown, adolescents show a significant increase in depressive symptoms. Prior to the lockdown, 10.4% had clinically relevant depressive symptoms [95% CI: 8.4; 12.5]. In spring 2020, the prevalence increased to 25.3% [95% CI: 22.4; 28.2]. Young women have a significantly higher risk of developing depressive symptoms than men of the same age. Immigrant background is an equally strong risk factor. The prevalence of depressive symptoms among adolescents with an immigrant background increased from 11% to 33%. Discussion To address this increased mental health risk and the inequalities, policymakers and society should ensure access and availability of target-group-specific and low-threshold prevention and counselling.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Naumann, Elias UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0003-1415-0678 UNSPECIFIED von den Driesch, Ellen UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Schumann, Almut UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Thonnissen, Carolin UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-579232
DOI:	10.1007/s00103-021-03451-5
Journal or Publication Title:	Bundesgesundheitsblatt-Gesund.
Volume:	64
Number:	12
Page Range:	S. 1533 - 1541
Date:	2021
Publisher:	SPRINGER
Place of Publication:	NEW YORK
ISSN:	1437-1588
Language:	German
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language HEALTH; DISORDERS; CHILDREN Multiple languages Public, Environmental & Occupational Health Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/57923