Storm Clouds and Silver Linings: Day-to-Day Life in COVID-19 Lockdown and Emotional Health in Adolescent Girls.
Jennifer S SilkLori N ScottEmily A HutchinsonCeline LuStefanie L SequeiraKirsten M P McKoneQuyen B DoCecile D LadouceurPublished in: Journal of pediatric psychology (2021)
Findings highlight the importance of providing in-person or quality online schooling, resources and space for learning, promoting daily routines, and spending time with teens while reducing family conflict. The pandemic also appears to have offered many girls a respite from the chronic stress of modern teen life, with time to relax and engage in creative and healthy pursuits showing benefits for daily emotional health, which should be considered following the return to normal life.