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KMID : 0367320230340020063
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Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
2023 Volume.34 No. 2 p.63 ~ p.68
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Impact of the Coronavirus Disease Pandemic on Mental Health Among School Students in Korea During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Jang Young-Soo
Cho Hye-Mi
Mok Young-Eun
Chi Su-Hyuk
Han Chang-Su
Yi Hyun-Suk
Lee Moon-Soo
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Abstract
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Objectives: The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has had various effects on mankind, especially children and adolescents.
Because children and adolescents spend a lot of time at school, COVID-19 has had a great impact on school mental health. In this study, we investigated the effect of prolonged COVID-19 on school mental health.
Methods: We prepared self-report questionnaires for depression (Children’s Depression Inventory, CDI), anxiety (Korean version of the Penn State Worry Questionnaire for Children; Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7, GAD-7), and post-traumatic stress (Primary Care Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, PC-PTSD) for administering to students aged between 7 and 18 years, recruited by a COVID-19 psychological prevention support group in the Gwangmyeong Mental Health Welfare Center for 2 years, in 2020 and 2021.
Results: For children aged 7?12 years, there was no significant difference between the years 2020 and 2021 in the assessment of depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress. Conversely, for adolescents aged 13?18 years, there was a significant increase in the scale scores (CDI, PC-PTSD, and GAD-7).
Conclusion: Prolonged COVID-19 might have had a significant impact on the mental health of adolescents who spent a lot of time at school. When comparing the years 2020 and 2021, middle and high school students were more affected by COVID-19 than elementary school students.
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KEYWORD
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COVID-19, Children and adolescents, School mental health
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