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We stick together! COVID-19 and psychological adjustment in youth residential care.
Costa, Mónica; Matos, Paula Mena; Santos, Beatriz; Carvalho, Helena; Ferreira, Tiago; Mota, Catarina Pinheiro.
  • Costa M; Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, University of Porto, Portugal; Centre for Psychology at University of Porto, Portugal.
  • Matos PM; Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, University of Porto, Portugal; Centre for Psychology at University of Porto, Portugal.
  • Santos B; Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, University of Porto, Portugal; Centre for Psychology at University of Porto, Portugal.
  • Carvalho H; Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, University of Porto, Portugal; Centre for Psychology at University of Porto, Portugal.
  • Ferreira T; Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, University of Porto, Portugal; Centre for Psychology at University of Porto, Portugal.
  • Mota CP; Centre for Psychology at University of Porto, Portugal; Department of Education and Psychology, University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal. Electronic address: catppmota@utad.pt.
Child Abuse Negl ; 130(Pt 1): 105370, 2022 08.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1471916
ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND:

Children and youth residential care institutions were forced to introduce adaptations to their regular functioning in order to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic challenges.

OBJECTIVE:

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of the lockdown on the adolescents' psychological adjustment and whether adolescents' perceived cohesion mitigated the increase of adolescents' psychological adjustment problems.

PARTICIPANTS:

Participants were 243 adolescents aged 12 to 18 years, living in 21 different residential care institutions.

RESULTS:

The results suggested a moderating role of cohesion on the stability of adolescents' emotional distress across time. Lower levels of cohesion were related with higher emotional distress stability across time. On the contrary, as cohesion increased, the association between adolescents' emotional distress at T0 and T1 decreased.

DISCUSSION:

Results are discussed considering the mechanisms raised by the institutions to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and minimize the negative effects on the psychological adjustment of adolescents living in residential care.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Psychological Distress / COVID-19 Type of study: Observational study Limits: Adolescent / Child / Humans Language: English Journal: Child Abuse Negl Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: J.chiabu.2021.105370

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Psychological Distress / COVID-19 Type of study: Observational study Limits: Adolescent / Child / Humans Language: English Journal: Child Abuse Negl Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: J.chiabu.2021.105370