TY - RPRT A1 - Ravens-Sieberer, Ulrike A1 - Kaman, Anne A1 - Otto, Christiane A1 - Adedeji, Adekunle A1 - Devine, Janine A1 - Erhart, Michael A1 - Napp, Ann-Kathrin A1 - Becker, Marcia A1 - Blanck-Stellmacher, Ulrike A1 - Löffler, Constanze A1 - Schlack, Robert A1 - Hurrelmann, Klaus T1 - Mental Health and Quality of Life in Children and Adolescents During the COVID-19 Pandemic—Results of the Copsy Study T2 - Deutsches Ärzteblatt International T2 - Psychische Gesundheit und Lebensqualität von Kindern und Jugendlichen während der COVID-19-Pandemie – Ergebnisse der COPSY-Studie Y1 - 2020 U6 - https://doi.org/10.3238/arztebl.2020.0828 VL - 117 SP - 828 EP - 829 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Ravens‑Sieberer, Ulrike A1 - Kaman, Anne A1 - Erhart, Michael A1 - Otto, Christiane A1 - Devine, Janine A1 - Löffler, Constanze A1 - Hurrelmann, Klaus A1 - Bullinger, Monika A1 - Barkmann, Claus A1 - Siegel, Nico A. A1 - Simon, Anja M. A1 - Wieler, Lothar H. A1 - Schlack, Robert A1 - Hölling, Heike T1 - Quality of life and mental health in children and adolescents during the first year of the COVID‑19 pandemic: results of a two‑wave nationwide population‑based study JF - European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry N2 - Background The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the lives of children and adolescents worldwide. The German COPSY study is among the first population-based longitudinal studies to examine the mental health impact of the pandemic. The objective of the study was to assess changes in health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and mental health in children and adolescents and to identify the associated risk and resource factors during the pandemic. Methods A nationwide longitudinal survey was conducted with two waves during the pandemic (May/June 2020 and December 2020/January 2021). In total, n = 1923 children and adolescents aged 7 to 17 years and their parents participated (retention rate from wave 1 to wave 2: 85%). The self-report and parent-proxy surveys assessed HRQoL (KIDSCREEN-10), mental health problems (SDQ with the subscales emotional problems, conduct problems, hyperactivity, and peer problems), anxiety (SCARED), depressive symptoms (CES-DC, PHQ-2) and psychosomatic complaints (HBSC-SCL). Mixed model panel regression analyses were conducted to examine longitudinal changes in mental health and to identify risk and resource factors. Results The HRQoL of children and adolescents decreased during the pandemic, and emotional problems, peer-related mental health problems, anxiety, depressive and psychosomatic symptoms increased over time, however the change in global mental health problems from wave 1 to wave 2 was not significant, and some changes were negligible. Socially disadvantaged children and children of mentally burdened parents were at particular risk of impaired mental health, while female gender and older age were associated with fewer mental health problems. A positive family climate and social support supported the mental health of children and adolescents during the pandemic. Discussion Health promotion, prevention and intervention strategies could support children and adolescents in coping with the pandemic and protect and maintain their mental health Y1 - 2021 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-021-01889-1 ER - TY - RPRT A1 - Ravens-Sieberer, Ulrike A1 - Kaman, Anne A1 - Devine, Janine A1 - Löffler, Constanze A1 - Reiß, Franziska A1 - Napp, Ann-Kathrin A1 - Gilbert, Martha A1 - Naderi, Hila A1 - Hurrelmann, Klaus A1 - Schlack, Robert A1 - Hölling, Heike A1 - Erhart, Michael T1 - Seelische Gesundheit und Gesundheitsverhalten von Kindern und Eltern während der COVID-19-Pandemie. Ergebnisse der COPSY-Längsschnittstudie T2 - Deutsches Ärzteblatt T2 - The mental health and health-related behavior of children and parents during the COVID-19 pandemic: findings of the longitudinal COPSY study Y1 - 2022 U6 - https://doi.org/10.3238/arztebl.m2022.0173 IS - 7 SP - 326 EP - 327 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Ravens-Sieberer, Ulrike A1 - Kaman, Anne A1 - Otto, Christiane A1 - Adedeji, Adekunle A1 - Napp, Ann-Kathrin A1 - Becker, Marcia A1 - Blanck-Stellmacher, Ulrike A1 - Löffler, Constanze A1 - Schlack, Robert A1 - Hölling, Heike A1 - Devine, Janine A1 - Erhart, Michael A1 - Hurrelmann, Klaus T1 - Seelische Gesundheit und psychische Belastungen von Kindern und Jugendlichen in der ersten Welle der COVID-19-Pandemie – Ergebnisse der COPSY-Studie JF - Bundesgesundheitsblatt - Gesundheitsforschung - Gesundheitsschutz Y1 - 2021 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s00103-021-03291-3 VL - 64 SP - 1512 EP - 1521 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Ravens-Sieberer, Ulrike A1 - Devine, Janine A1 - Napp, Ann-Kathrin A1 - Kaman, Anne A1 - Saftig, Lynn A1 - Gilbert, Martha A1 - Reiß, Franziska A1 - Löffler, Constanze A1 - Simon, Anja Miriam A1 - Hurrelmann, Klaus A1 - Walper, Sabine A1 - Schlack, Robert A1 - Hölling, Heike A1 - Wieler, Lothar Heinz A1 - Erhart, Michael T1 - Three years into the pandemic: results of the longitudinal German COPSY study on youth mental health and health-related quality of life JF - Frontiers in Public Health N2 - Purpose For the past three years, the German longitudinal COPSY (COVID-19 and PSYchological Health) study has monitored changes in health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and the mental health of children and adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods A nationwide, population-based survey was conducted in May–June 2020 (W1), December 2020–January 2021 (W2), September–October 2021 (W3), February 2022 (W4), and September–October 2022 (W5). In total, n = 2,471 children and adolescents aged 7–17 years (n = 1,673 aged 11–17 years with self-reports) were assessed using internationally established and validated measures of HRQoL (KIDSCREEN-10), mental health problems (SDQ), anxiety (SCARED), depressive symptoms (CES-DC, PHQ-2), psychosomatic complaints (HBSC-SCL), and fear about the future (DFS-K). Findings were compared to prepandemic population-based data. Results While the prevalence of low HRQoL increased from 15% prepandemic to 48% at W2, it improved to 27% at W5. Similarly, overall mental health problems rose from 18% prepandemic to W1 through W2 (30–31%), and since then slowly declined (W3: 27%, W4: 29%, W5: 23%). Anxiety doubled from 15% prepandemic to 30% in W2 and declined to 25% (W5) since then. Depressive symptoms increased from 15%/10% (CES-DC/PHQ-2) prepandemic to 24%/15% in W2, and slowly decreased to 14%/9% in W5. Psychosomatic complaints are across all waves still on the rise. 32–44% of the youth expressed fears related to other current crises. Conclusion Mental health of the youth improved in year 3 of the pandemic, but is still lower than before the pandemic. Y1 - 2023 U6 - https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1129073 SN - 2296-2565 VL - 11 ER -