TY - BOOK A1 - Elgar, Frank J. A1 - Lahti, Henri A1 - Lopes Ferreira, Joana A1 - Melkumova, Marina A1 - Bilz, Ludwig T1 - Navigating uncharted territory. School closures and adolescent experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic in the WHO European Region. Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on young people’s health and well-being from the findings of the HBSC survey round 2021/2022 N2 - The COVID-19 pandemic led to drastic changes in schooling. Students, especially older adolescents and girls, felt it had a negative impact on their school performance. Adolescents experiencing a higher number of school closure days during the pandemic were more likely to report school pressure, with lack of personal interaction with teachers and, peers possibly being among the factors behind the link between school closure and school pressure. Remote learning processes may have contributed to feelings of added school pressure through lower learning concentration and engagement, inability to learn from online sources, difficulties in organizing study time and worries about the future. Only one in five adolescents liked school a lot during the pandemic. Adolescents from less well-off families reported more negative impacts on their school performance due to the pandemic. Those from better-off families reported more school pressure and less liking of school. Targeted efforts are needed to address the avoidable differences between the groups of adolescents affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Adolescent experiences of the impact of the pandemic on their school experience should be heard and taken into consideration in the post-pandemic recovery. KW - HBSC KW - COVID-19 KW - school closures KW - adolescents KW - health Y1 - 2023 UR - https://opus4.kobv.de/opus4-UBICO/frontdoor/index/index/docId/31134 UR - https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/369723 PB - WHO Regional Office for Europe CY - Copenhagen ER -