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Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Swedish Adolescents’ Mental Health, Psychosocial Functioning, Risk Behaviours, and Victimisation: Gender Differences and Implications
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: Received: 21 March 2024 / Approved: 27 March 2024 / Online: 27 March 2024 (05:22:32 CET)
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Johansson, C.; Hedman Ahlström, B.; Barac, M.; Berglund, T.; Bador, K.; Kerekes, N. Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Swedish Adolescents’ Mental Health, Psychosocial Functioning, Risk Behaviours, and Victimisation: Gender Differences and Implications. Preprints2024, 2024031659. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202403.1659.v1
Johansson, C.; Hedman Ahlström, B.; Barac, M.; Berglund, T.; Bador, K.; Kerekes, N. Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Swedish Adolescents’ Mental Health, Psychosocial Functioning, Risk Behaviours, and Victimisation: Gender Differences and Implications. Preprints 2024, 2024031659. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202403.1659.v1
Johansson, C.; Hedman Ahlström, B.; Barac, M.; Berglund, T.; Bador, K.; Kerekes, N. Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Swedish Adolescents’ Mental Health, Psychosocial Functioning, Risk Behaviours, and Victimisation: Gender Differences and Implications. Preprints2024, 2024031659. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202403.1659.v1
APA Style
Johansson, C., Hedman Ahlström, B., Barac, M., Berglund, T., Bador, K., & Kerekes, N. (2024). Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Swedish Adolescents’ Mental Health, Psychosocial Functioning, Risk Behaviours, and Victimisation: Gender Differences and Implications. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202403.1659.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Johansson, C., Kourosh Bador and Nóra Kerekes. 2024 "Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Swedish Adolescents’ Mental Health, Psychosocial Functioning, Risk Behaviours, and Victimisation: Gender Differences and Implications" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202403.1659.v1
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has shown varying effects on adolescents’ mental health, psychosocial functioning, risk behaviours, and victimisation. This study aims to examine the changes reported by a sample of Swedish adolescents (N=1607) at the end of the first year of the pandemic in relation to these factors. Data was collected with an electronic survey between September 2020 and February 2021, targeting upper-secondary high school students (aged 15-19 years). The results indicate a relatively low overall impact of the pandemic on Swedish upper-secondary school students, with notable gender differences. Compared to females, a higher percentage of male adolescents reported experiencing elevated levels of anxiety, depression, sleep disturbances, anger, and increased illicit drug use as consequences of the pandemic. In contrast, females demonstrated an increase in several salutogenic behaviours. Victimisation rates generally decreased during this period. These findings underscore the importance of heightened awareness among professionals within schools, social services, and healthcare settings regarding the distinct challenges encountered by a larger portion of male adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden.
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