Short-Term Longitudinal Changes in Chinese American Adolescents' Mental Health Problems and School Engagement during the COVID-19 pandemic: A Latent Transition Analysis.

IF 2.3 3区医学 Q2 PSYCHIATRY

Child Psychiatry & Human Development Pub Date : 2025-03-28 DOI:10.1007/s10578-025-01827-1

Jin Hyung Lim, Chunyan Yang

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Abstract

Given the significant increase in discrimination against Chinese Americans since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, this study examined the changes in profiles of mental health problems and school engagement among Chinese American adolescents (N = 206, M_Age = 14.42) during the pandemic. Two waves of online surveys including questions about mental health problems, school engagement, COVID-19-related peer discrimination, and social-emotional competencies (SECs) were conducted in May and October 2020. A latent transition analysis of Chinese American youths' mental health problems and school engagement suggested that participants could be classified into two profiles: troubled (higher mental health problems, lower school engagement) and complete well-being profiles (lower mental health problems, higher school engagement). Students' transition from troubled to complete well-being profiles was associated with lower levels of COVID-19-related peer discrimination. However, students' SECs did not predict the profile transitions. It highlights the urgent need for interventions to address and mitigate discrimination experiences within the Chinese American adolescent population.

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COVID-19大流行期间华裔美国青少年心理健康问题和学校参与的短期纵向变化：潜在转变分析

鉴于2019冠状病毒病（COVID-19）大流行爆发以来对华裔美国人的歧视显著增加，本研究调查了美国华裔青少年（N = 206, MAge = 14.42）在大流行期间心理健康问题和学校参与情况的变化。2020年5月和10月进行了两波在线调查，包括有关心理健康问题、学校参与度、与covid -19相关的同伴歧视和社会情感能力（SECs）的问题。美籍华人青少年心理健康问题与学校投入的潜在转换分析表明，被试可分为两类：困扰型（心理健康问题较高，学校投入较低）和完整型（心理健康问题较低，学校投入较高）。学生从陷入困境到完整的幸福状况的转变与较低水平的与covid -19相关的同伴歧视有关。然而，学生的SECs并不能预测个人档案的转变。它强调了迫切需要采取干预措施来解决和减轻华裔美国青少年群体中的歧视经历。

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Child Psychiatry & Human Development Multiple-

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0.50

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3.40%

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174

期刊介绍： Child Psychiatry & Human Development is an interdisciplinary international journal serving the groups represented by child and adolescent psychiatry, clinical child/pediatric/family psychology, pediatrics, social science, and human development. The journal publishes research on diagnosis, assessment, treatment, epidemiology, development, advocacy, training, cultural factors, ethics, policy, and professional issues as related to clinical disorders in children, adolescents, and families. The journal publishes peer-reviewed original empirical research in addition to substantive and theoretical reviews.