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December 4, 2025JAMA Network OpenOpen Access

Adolescent Depressive Symptom Trajectories From Before to After the COVID-19 Pandemic

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MGMārtiņš M. GataviņšChildren's Hospital of PhiladelphiaKHKevin W. HoffmanChildren's Hospital of Philadelphia

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Overview

Cohort study shows increased depression symptoms in adolescents during COVID-19, highlighting risk and resilience factors.

Key Points

  • Adolescents exhibited a significant increase in depression symptoms post-pandemic, especially among girls and those facing peer bullying.
  • Logistic regression models indicated that family conflict and cyberbullying were key risk factors for depression.
  • The cohort study identified adolescents with low symptoms before the pandemic, yet high symptoms afterwards, needed further analysis of resilience.
  • Greater parental monitoring and problem-solving skills were crucial for reducing depression susceptibility in adolescents during this challenging time.

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Gataviņš et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6930e8b6ea1aef094cca2ef0https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.45987
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