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 (2023). Help-seeking attitudes and behaviours for mental health problems in adolescents before and during the first COVID-19 school closures in Germany. Early intervention in psychiatry, 17(3), pp. 331-334. Wiley 10.1111/eip.13358
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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.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > University Psychiatric Services > University Hospital of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy |
UniBE Contributor: |
Koenig, Julian, Kaess, Michael |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health |
ISSN: |
1751-7893 |
Publisher: |
Wiley |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Pubmed Import |
Date Deposited: |
03 Oct 2022 13:51 |
Last Modified: |
21 Mar 2023 00:12 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1111/eip.13358 |
PubMed ID: |
36181354 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
COVID-19 adolescents help-seeking attitudes help-seeking behaviour mental health |
BORIS DOI: |
10.48350/173432 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/173432 |