Stress levels in high-school students after a semester of home-schooling.
Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry
; 31(11): 1847-1849, 2022 Nov.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1270512
ABSTRACT
There has been an increase in stress in adolescents since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Social distancing and home-schooling are just two of many stress factors for this age group. The aim of this study was to assess stress in high-school students after a semester of home-schooling. A cross-sectional online survey (February 3rd to 28th 2021) was performed, measuring stress with the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10) in Austria. In total, N = 2884 students (age M = 16.47 (SD = 1.44); 70.4% females) completed the survey. Mean PSS-10 score was M = 23.50 (SD = 7.47) [females M = 24.69 (SD = 6.80); males M = 20.11 (SD = 7.93); p < 0.001]. 11.0% reported low stress (females 7.2%; males 20.9%), 52.5% moderate stress (females 51.5%; males 57.3%), and 36.5% high stress (females 41.3%; males 21.8%); p < 0.001. Around one-third of high-school students suffer from high stress level, females almost twice as often as males. Psychological support should particularly focus on stress and possibilities to reduce it.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pandemics
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Adolescent
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry
Journal subject:
Pediatrics
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Psychiatry
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S00787-021-01826-2
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