Health Effects of COVID-19 for Vulnerable Adolescents in a Randomized Controlled Trial

Autor/inn/en	Miller, Reagan L.; Moran, Megan; Shomaker, Lauren B.; Seiter, Natasha; Sanchez, Natalia; Verros, Megan; Rayburn, Stephanie; Johnson, Sarah; Lucas-Thompson, Rachel
Titel	Health Effects of COVID-19 for Vulnerable Adolescents in a Randomized Controlled Trial
Quelle	In: School Psychology, 36 (2021) 5, S.293-302 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Miller, Reagan L.) ORCID (Moran, Megan) ORCID (Shomaker, Lauren B.) ORCID (Rayburn, Stephanie) ORCID (Lucas-Thompson, Rachel)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2578-4218
DOI	10.1037/spq0000458
Schlagwörter	COVID-19; Pandemics; Mental Health; Health Behavior; Adolescents; At Risk Persons; Sleep; Executive Function; Emotional Response; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Posttraumatic Stress Disorder; Stress Management; Metacognition; Mentors; Program Effectiveness; Resilience (Psychology); Socioeconomic Background + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Psychohygiene; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Risikogruppe; Schlaf; Emotionales Verhalten; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Stressmanagement; Stressbewältigung; Meta cognitive ability; Meta-cognition; Metakognitive Fähigkeit; Metakognition; Sozioökonomische Lage
Abstract	Emerging evidence suggests the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is adversely affecting adolescents' mental health and health behaviors, particularly among those with preexisting mental health conditions and from lower socioeconomic backgrounds. However, direct tests of changes in health outcomes among vulnerable adolescents from before to during COVID-19 are limited. In addition, little is known about how to buffer adolescents, particularly those who are most vulnerable, against stress-related decrements in health. This randomized controlled trial begins to fill these gaps in the literature by exploring changes in mental health, health behaviors, executive function, emotion regulation, and mindfulness among vulnerable adolescents involved in a mentoring program during the COVID-19 pandemic. It also examined to what extent there were protective benefits of incorporating mindfulness training within a mentoring program for buffering adolescents from negative pandemic health effects. Thirty-five adolescents (M[subscript age] = 12.9, 37% female) and 32 parents (M[subscript age] = 44.75, 80% female) completed questionnaires at baseline (February 2020) and follow-up (July 2020). There were few significant reductions in health; instead, on average, youth reported improvements in sleep, emotion regulation, executive function, and mindfulness over time. Adolescents randomized to mentoring + mindfulness displayed significantly less posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptomatology and emotional impulsivity at follow-up, compared to the mentoring-as-usual condition. These pilot findings suggest that mentoring with a mindfulness training component may offer an effective strategy for protecting adolescents from deteriorations in health outcomes during COVID-19. Further, there may be unique benefits of mindfulness training for vulnerable youth as a way to adapt to stressful events. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01