Rapid systematic review: the impact of social isolation and loneliness on the mental health of children and adolescents in the context of COVID-19

ME Loades, E Chatburn, N Higson-Sweeney… - Journal of the American …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objective Disease containment of COVID-19 has necessitated widespread social isolation.
We aimed to establish what is known about how loneliness and disease containment …

Loneliness, social relationships, and mental health in adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic

K Cooper, E Hards, B Moltrecht, S Reynolds… - Journal of Affective …, 2021 - Elsevier
Loneliness is a common experience in adolescence and is related to a range of mental
health problems. Such feelings may have been increased by social distancing measures …

Loneliness and well-being in children and adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review

AH Farrell, I Vitoroulis, M Eriksson, T Vaillancourt - Children, 2023 - mdpi.com
Concerns have been raised about the loneliness and well-being of children and
adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic. The extent to which the ongoing pandemic has …

Loneliness and mental health in children and adolescents with pre‐existing mental health problems: A rapid systematic review

E Hards, ME Loades… - British Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Periods of social isolation are associated with loneliness in children and young
people, and loneliness is associated with poor mental and physical health. Children and …

Increases in loneliness among young adults during the COVID-19 pandemic and association with increases in mental health problems

CM Lee, JM Cadigan, IC Rhew - Journal of Adolescent Health, 2020 - Elsevier
Purpose Young adults are at high risk for increases in loneliness and mental health
problems during the COVID-19 pandemic. The present study examined increases in …

Prevalence and predictors of loneliness among youth during the time of COVID-19: a multinational study

O Al Omari, S Al Sabei, O Al Rawajfah… - Journal of the …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
BACKGROUND: Given the restrictions associated with COVID-19, feelings of loneliness
among youth may increase. AIMS: The aims of the current study were to assess the …

Loneliness in young adults during the first wave of COVID-19 lockdown: results from the multicentric COMET study

G Sampogna, V Giallonardo, V Del Vecchio… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the mental and physical health of the general
population at any age, but it is expected to have a protracted and severe consequences for …

The impact of COVID-19 lockdown on child and adolescent mental health: systematic review

U Panchal, G Salazar de Pablo, M Franco… - European child & …, 2023 - Springer
COVID-19 was declared a pandemic in March 2020, resulting in many countries worldwide
calling for lockdowns. This study aimed to review the existing literature on the effects of the …

Adolescents' longitudinal trajectories of mental health and loneliness: The impact of COVID‐19 school closures

S Houghton, M Kyron, SC Hunter… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Longitudinal research examining the impact of coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID‐19) school closures on the mental health of adolescents is scarce. Prolonged …

Mostly worse, occasionally better: impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of Canadian children and adolescents

KT Cost, J Crosbie, E Anagnostou, CS Birken… - European child & …, 2021 - Springer
This large cross-sectional study examined the impact of COVID-19 emergency measures on
child/adolescent mental health for children/adolescents with and without pre-existing …