{"id":42817,"date":"2021-03-15T11:47:04","date_gmt":"2021-03-15T09:47:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vastuullisuusuutiset.fi\/?p=42817"},"modified":"2021-03-15T11:47:04","modified_gmt":"2021-03-15T09:47:04","slug":"national-poll-pandemic-has-negatively-impacted-teens-mental-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vastuullisuusuutiset.fi\/en\/chief-editors-choice\/national-poll-pandemic-has-negatively-impacted-teens-mental-health\/","title":{"rendered":"National poll: Pandemic has negatively impacted teens&#8217; mental health"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"smart_content_wrapper\"><p>For teens, pandemic restrictions may have meant months of virtual school, less time with friends and canceling activities like sports, band concerts and prom. And for young people who rely heavily on social connections for emotional support, these adjustments may have taken a heavy toll on mental health, a new national poll suggests.<\/p>\n<p>Forty-six percent of parents say their teen has shown signs of a new or worsening mental health condition since the start of the pandemic in March 2020, according to the C.S. Mott Children&#8217;s Hospital National Poll on Children&#8217;s Health at Michigan Medicine. Parents of teen girls were more likely to say their child had a new onset or worsening of depressive symptoms and anxiety than parents of teen boys. The nationally representative report is based on responses from 977 parents of teens ages 13-18.<\/p>\n<p>Parents in the poll say their kids seem hardest hit by changes in social interactions over the last year, with three in four reporting a negative impact on their teen&#8217;s connections to friends. Many parents say their teens have been texting (64%), using social media (56%), online gaming (43%), and talking on the phone (35%) every day or almost every day. Few parents say their teens have been getting together in person with friends daily or almost every day, indoors (9%) or outdoors (6%).<\/p>\n<p>Parents who note negative changes in their teens&#8217; mental health have tried different strategies to help their teen, the Mott Poll suggests, including relaxing COVID-19 rules and family rules on social media, seeking professional help and even using mental health apps.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurekalert.org\/pub_releases\/2021-03\/mm-u-npp031021.php\"><em>Continue reading at EurekAlert!<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurekalert.org\/pub_releases\/2021-03\/mm-u-npp031021.php\">EurekAlert!\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For teens, pandemic restrictions may have meant months of virtual school, less time with friends and canceling activities like sports, band concerts and prom. 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