Maternal mental health mediates the effects of pandemic-related stressors on adolescent psychopathology during COVID-19.

Liliana J LenguaStephanie F ThompsonStephanie Gyuri KimMaya L RosenAlexandra RodmanSteven KasparekMakeda MayesMaureen ZalewskiAndrew N MeltzoffKate A McLaughlin

Published in: Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines (2022)

Results indicate that adolescent mental health is closely tied to maternal mental health during community-level stressors such as COVID-19, and that pre-existing family economic context and adolescent symptoms increase risk for elevations in symptoms of psychopathology.

Keyphrases

mental health
coronavirus disease
sars cov
mental illness
birth weight
young adults
pregnancy outcomes
anorexia nervosa
pregnant women