The impact of stay-at-home regulations on adolescents' feelings of loneliness and internalizing symptoms.
Marielena BarbieriEvelyn MercadoPublished in: Journal of adolescence (2022)
Findings provided evidence that loneliness plays a unique mediating link between social distancing and symptoms of anxiety and depression. Overall, the present study highlights how social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted adolescents' mental health during a developmental period that is considered a turning point for psychopathology.