Adolescent Mental Health, Connectedness, and Mode of School Instruction During COVID-19

Journal of Adolescent Health(2022)

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Background: Because COVID-19 was declared a pandemic in March 2020, nearly 93% of U.S. students engaged in some distance learning. These school disruptions may negatively influence adolescent mental health. Protective factors, like feeling connected to family or school may demonstrate a buffering effect, potentially moderating negative mental health outcomes. The purpose of the study is to test our hypothesis that mode of school instruction influences mental health and determine if school and family connectedness attenuates these relationships. Methods: The COVID Experiences Survey was administered online or via telephone from October to November 2020 in adolescents ages 13-19 using National Opinion Research Center's Ameri-Speak Panel, a probability-based panel recruited using random address-based sampling with mail and telephone nonresponse follow-up. The final sample included 567 adolescents in grades 7-12 who received virtual, in-person, or combined instruction. Unadjusted and adjusted associations among four mental health outcomes and instruction mode were measured, and associations with school and family connectedness were explored for protective effects. Results: Students attending school virtually reported poorer mental health than students attending in-person. Adolescents receiving virtual instruction reported more mentally unhealthy days, more persistent symptoms of depression, and a greater likelihood of seriously considering attempting suicide than students in other modes of instruction. After demographic adjustments school and family connectedness each mitigated the association between virtual versus in-person instruction for all four mental health indicators. Conclusion: As hypothesized, mode of school instruction was associated with mental health outcomes, with adolescents receiving in-person instruction reporting the lowest prevalence of negative mental health indicators. School and family connectedness may play a critical role in buffering negative mental health outcomes. Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine.
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Adolescents,Mental health,COVID-19,schools
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