Clarifying the Links between Perceived Stress and Depressiveness: a Longitudinal Study of COVID-19's Effects on Adolescents in Germany.

IF 4.3 3区 材料科学 Q1 ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC
ACS Applied Electronic Materials Pub Date : 2024-10-01 Epub Date: 2024-05-24 DOI:10.1007/s10964-024-02012-8
Gabriela Gniewosz
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Young people are navigating an increasingly uncertain and unstable social and economic environment, further complicated by COVID-19. Individual resources and vulnerabilities, such as mental health and sensitivity to stress, play a significant role in how well youth adapt to the career paths and living conditions altered by the pandemic, a dynamic that is not yet well understood. This study examined the role of COVID-19 on the intertwined relation between perceived stress and depressiveness (negative and positive affect) in adolescents, focusing on gender differences. Longitudinal data from 673 German adolescents (Mage = 16.8 years, SDage = 0.91; female = 59%) were collected in three waves, before (T1) and during the pandemic (T2, T3). Using Latent Change Score models, the bidirectional relation between perceived stress and depressiveness was analyzed, considering gender as a moderator. The results showed that adolescents who found their situation stressful were at risk of developing depressiveness at the outbreak of the pandemic and throughout its progression. As the pandemic progressed, an increase in positive affect was linked to heightened perceived stress. Gender-specific differences were particularly evident in the levels of perceived stress and depressiveness, with women being more vulnerable. This study highlights how vulnerabilities in stress perception affect adolescents' mental health, with gender-specific differences underscoring the need for tailored mental health measures.

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澄清感知压力与抑郁之间的联系:COVID-19 对德国青少年影响的纵向研究。
年轻人正处于一个日益不确定、不稳定的社会和经济环境中,而 COVID-19 又使这一环境变得更加复杂。个人的资源和脆弱性,如心理健康和对压力的敏感性,对年轻人如何适应大流行病所改变的职业道路和生活条件起着重要作用,而这一动态尚未得到很好的理解。本研究探讨了 COVID-19 在青少年感知压力和抑郁(消极和积极情绪)之间相互交织关系中的作用,重点关注性别差异。研究人员分三次收集了 673 名德国青少年(平均年龄 = 16.8 岁,最小年龄 = 0.91;女性 = 59%)的纵向数据,分别在流感大流行之前(T1)和期间(T2、T3)进行。在考虑到性别是调节因素的情况下,采用潜变量得分模型分析了感知压力与抑郁之间的双向关系。结果表明,在大流行病爆发和整个发展过程中,认为自己处境紧张的青少年有可能患上抑郁症。随着疫情的发展,积极情绪的增加与压力感的增强有关。在感知压力和抑郁程度方面,性别差异尤为明显,女性更容易受到影响。这项研究强调了在压力感知方面的脆弱性如何影响青少年的心理健康,而性别差异则强调了采取有针对性的心理健康措施的必要性。
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