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Patel KN, Lincoln B, Gomez LAM, Lopez AC, Ting T, Lund TJ, Liang B. MentorOn: A peer mentoring program developed for COVID-19 times. JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY 2023; 51:3152-3170. [PMID: 36950766 DOI: 10.1002/jcop.23030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2022] [Revised: 03/02/2023] [Accepted: 03/07/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
Abstract
Burgeoning research has documented COVID-19's detrimental impacts globally, especially on the lives of adolescents. The present study examined the positive influences of a virtual, cross-age peer mentoring program on the development of adolescent participants in the face of the hardships created by the pandemic. In particular, this study focuses on the experiences of high school participants who served as both mentors and mentees in the program. Semi-structured interviews with participating high schoolers (n = 13) were coded and analyzed using the thematic analysis process. The interview data indicated that increased social support, the agency in prosocial pursuits, and greater purpose engagement resulted from their participation in the program. Results are discussed in the context of self-determination theory: youths' needs for relatedness, competence, and autonomy. The program met these basic needs among participants which in turn supported purpose exploration during the pandemic.
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Affiliation(s)
- Kira N Patel
- Department of Counseling, Developmental and Educational Psychology, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Counseling, Developmental and Educational Psychology, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Counseling, Developmental and Educational Psychology, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA
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- Social Studies Department, Lexington High School, Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
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- Psychology Department, Wingate University, Wingate, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Counseling, Developmental and Educational Psychology, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA
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Betts SS, Adise S, Hayati Rezvan P, Marshall AT, Kan E, Johnson DL, Sowell ER. Socioeconomic Adversity and Weight Gain During the COVID-19 Pandemic. JAMA Pediatr 2023; 177:1102-1105. [PMID: 37578771 PMCID: PMC10425859 DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2023.2823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2023] [Accepted: 05/30/2023] [Indexed: 08/15/2023]
Abstract
This cohort study uses a natural experimental design to assess the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on weight gain as associated with socioeconomic disadvantage in a diverse population of US youth.
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- Samantha S Betts
- Department of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Division of Neurology, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Southern California, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles
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- Biostatistics and Data Management Core, The Saban Research Institute, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Division of Neurology, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Research Administration, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Division of Neurology, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles
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- Department of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Division of Neurology, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles
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Marshall AT, Hackman DA, Kan E, Abad S, Baker FC, Baskin-Sommers A, Dowling GJ, Gonzalez MR, Guillaume M, Kiss O, McCabe CJ, McCandliss BD, Pelham WE, Tapert SF, Van Rinsveld A, Sowell ER. Location matters: Regional variation in association of community burden of COVID-19 with caregiver and youth worry. Health Place 2022; 77:102885. [PMID: 35963164 PMCID: PMC9359938 DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2022.102885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2022] [Revised: 06/10/2022] [Accepted: 07/23/2022] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Our study characterized associations between three indicators of COVID-19's community-level impact in 20 geographically diverse metropolitan regions and how worried youth and their caregivers in the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development℠ Study have been about COVID-19. County-level COVID-19 case/death rates and monthly unemployment rates were geocoded to participants' addresses. Caregivers' (vs. youths') COVID-19-related worry was more strongly associated with COVID-19's community impact, independent of sociodemographics and pre-pandemic anxiety levels, with these associations varying by location. Public-health agencies and healthcare providers should avoid adopting uniform "one-size-fits-all" approaches to addressing COVID-19-related emotional distress and must consider specific communities' needs, challenges, and strengths.
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- Andrew T Marshall
- Children's Hospital Los Angeles, and the Department of Pediatrics, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
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- USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Children's Hospital Los Angeles, and the Department of Pediatrics, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Center for Health Sciences, SRI International, Menlo Park, CA, USA
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- Division of Extramural Research, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Rockville, MD, USA
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- Graduate School of Education, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Center for Health Sciences, SRI International, Menlo Park, CA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Children's Hospital Los Angeles, and the Department of Pediatrics, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
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Zhao Q, Wang K, Kiss O, Yuksel D, de Zambotti M, Clark DB, Goldston DB, Nooner KB, Brown SA, Tapert SF, Thompson WK, Nagel BJ, Pfefferbaum A, Sullivan EV, Pohl KM, Baker FC. Earlier Bedtime and Effective Coping Skills Predict a Return to Low-Risk of Depression in Young Adults during the COVID-19 Pandemic. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph191610300. [PMID: 36011934 PMCID: PMC9408272 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph191610300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2022] [Revised: 08/13/2022] [Accepted: 08/15/2022] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
Abstract
To determine the persistent effects of the pandemic on mental health in young adults, we categorized depressive symptom trajectories and sought factors that promoted a reduction in depressive symptoms in high-risk individuals. Specifically, longitudinal analysis investigated changes in the risk for depression before and during the pandemic until December 2021 in 399 young adults (57% female; age range: 22.8 ± 2.6 years) in the United States (U.S.) participating in the National Consortium on Alcohol and NeuroDevelopment in Adolescence (NCANDA) study. The Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D-10) was administered multiple times before and during the pandemic. A score ≥10 identified individuals at high-risk for depression. Self-reported sleep behavior, substance use, and coping skills at the start of the pandemic were assessed as predictors for returning to low-risk levels while controlling for demographic factors. The analysis identified four trajectory groups regarding depression risk, with 38% being at low-risk pre-pandemic through 2021, 14% showing persistent high-risk pre-pandemic through 2021, and the remainder converting to high-risk either in June 2020 (30%) or later (18%). Of those who became high-risk in June 2020, 51% were no longer at high-risk in 2021. Logistic regression revealed that earlier bedtime and, for the older participants (mid to late twenties), better coping skills were associated with this declining risk. Results indicate divergence in trajectories of depressive symptoms, with a considerable number of young adults developing persistent depressive symptoms. Healthy sleep behavior and specific coping skills have the potential to promote remittance from depressive symptoms in the context of the pandemic.
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- Qingyu Zhao
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94304, USA
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- Department of Computer Science, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Center for Health Sciences, SRI International, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
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- Center for Health Sciences, SRI International, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27708, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of North Carolina Wilmington, Wilmington, NC 28403, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, CA 92093, USA
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- Population Neuroscience and Genetics Lab, University of California, San Diego, CA 92093, USA
- Department of Radiology, University of California, San Diego, CA 92093, USA
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- Departments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94304, USA
- Center for Health Sciences, SRI International, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94304, USA
- Center for Health Sciences, SRI International, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94304, USA
- Center for Health Sciences, SRI International, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
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- Center for Health Sciences, SRI International, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
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