在COVID-19大流行期间,青少年应对和社交媒体使用缓解了焦虑变化
Sarah Myruski1, Koraly Pérez-Edgar1, Kristin A Buss1
1Department of Psychology, The Pennsylvania State University, State College, Pennsylvania, USA.
Journal of adolescence
|November 3, 2023
概括
在COVID-19期间,青少年焦虑随着避免应对而增加. 减少避免应对和社交媒体使用与减少焦虑相关,特别是在年长的青少年中.
科学领域:
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
- 青少年发展 青少年发展
- 心理健康 心理健康
背景情况:
- 青春期是由于压力因素发展焦虑症状的关键时期.
- 应对策略 (避免,接近) 和社交媒体使用 (SMU) 可能会影响COVID-19大流行期间的焦虑.
研究的目的:
- 检查应对策略,SMU和青少年焦虑症状随时间变化的关系.
- 了解这些因素在COVID-19大流行期间如何相互作用.
主要方法:
- 对265名青少年 (12至20岁) 和他们的父母进行了长度研究.
- 在COVID-19大流行期间 (2020年夏季-2021年春季) 在两个时间点 (~6个月间隔) 收集在线数据.
- 评估青少年的社交媒体使用,应对策略和焦虑症状.
主要成果:
- 越来越多的避免性应对预测了焦虑的增加,特别是当应对方法下降时.
- 减少避免性应对和SMU与减少焦虑有关.
- 年龄较大的青少年经历了焦虑的减少,避免应对的减少和SMU的增加.
结论:
- 应对策略和SMU显著预测了大流行期间6个月的青少年焦虑的变化.
- 应对机制和社交媒体使用之间的相互作用对于理解青少年心理健康轨迹至关重要.
- 在压力因素的时间表中对应对和SMU进行上下文化对于有效的干预至关重要.
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