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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on adolescent development: Exploring sleep and mental health
Fri, April 9, 1:10 to 2:40pm EDT (1:10 to 2:40pm EDT), VirtualSession Type: Paper Symposium
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic presents tremendous challenges to child and adolescent well-being, and may have a particularly profound impact for adolescents. Adolescence is characterized by a prioritization of peer connections, separation from parents, and increased autonomy in school and health responsibilities. As such, the interruption of school routines, stay-at-home orders, social distancing, and chronic stress associated with COVID-19 likely intensifies adjustment concerns in adolescents, leading to significant sleep and mental health problems. The goal of this symposium is to examine the far-reaching impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on adolescent development including sleep, social experiences, mental health, and suicidality. Specifically, the first talk will examine changes in sleep patterns and problems before and during COVID-19 and identify predictors of increased sleep problems during COVID-19 in adolescents with and without a neurodevelopmental disorder. The second talk will prospectively examine changes in mental health symptoms from shortly before the pandemic to during COVID-19 stay-at-home orders, and how experiences with social needs being met relate to mental health symptoms in female adolescents during stay at home orders. The final two talks will address rates of suicidal ideation during the pandemic, and predictors of suicidality, with one talk focusing on access to mental health treatment and engagement in daily routines, and the other examining predisposing patterns of neural activation and functional connectivity in at-risk adolescent girls. Together these talks provide clear evidence of the profound impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on adolescent development and highlights critical predictors of adolescents’ sleep, social, and emotional functioning.
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Chairs
Rosanna Breaux, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Melissa R Dvorsky, Children’s National Hospital; George Washington University
Individual Presentations
Adolescent Sleep Patterns and Disturbances Before and During COVID-19 - Presenting Author: Stephen P. Becker, Cincinnati Children's Hospital; Non-Presenting Author: Melissa R Dvorsky, Children’s National Hospital; George Washington University; Non-Presenting Author: Rosanna Breaux, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Non-Presenting Author: Caroline Cusick, Virginia Commonwealth University; Non-Presenting Author: Katherine Taylor, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center; Non-Presenting Author: Joshua Langberg, Virginia Commonwealth University
Female Adolescents’ Social Needs and Mental Health Under a Stay-at-Home Order During the COVID-19 Pandemic - Presenting Author: Marjolein Eva Andrea Barendse, University of Oregon; Non-Presenting Author: Jennifer H. Pfeifer, University of Oregon
Suicidal Ideation During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Examining a Diverse Sample of Adolescents and Young Adults - Presenting Author: Ilana Gratch, Columbia University; Non-Presenting Author: Kerri-Anne Bell, Teachers College, Columbia University; Non-Presenting Author: Olivia Pollak, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Non-Presenting Author: Eleonora Guzman, Teachers College, Columbia University; Non-Presenting Author: Jeremy Stewart, Queen’s University; Non-Presenting Author: Christine Cha, Teachers College, Columbia University
Patterns of Neural Activation and Functional Connectivity Predict Suicidal Ideation During the COVID-19 Pandemic - Presenting Author: Cecile D Ladouceur, University of Pittsburgh; Non-Presenting Author: Emily Anne Hutchinson, University of Pittsburgh; Non-Presenting Author: Stefanie Sequeira, University of Pittsburgh; Non-Presenting Author: Teague Henry, University of Pittsburgh; Non-Presenting Author: Jennifer S. Silk, University of Pittsburgh