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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Lustig, Sophia
• Koenig, Julian
• Bauer, Stephanie
• Moessner, Markus
• Bonnet, Sabrina
• Becker, Katja
• Diestelkamp, Silke
• Eschenbeck, Heike
• Hiery, Alisa
• Kohls, Elisabeth
• Lehner, Laya
• Rummel‐Kluge, Christine
• Thomasius, Rainer
• Kaess, Michael

Titel

Help‐seeking attitudes and behaviours for mental health problems in adolescents before and during the first COVID‐19 school closures in Germany

Ist Teil von

• Early intervention in psychiatry, 2023-03, Vol.17 (3), p.331-334

Ort / Verlag

Melbourne: Wiley Publishing Asia Pty Ltd

Erscheinungsjahr

2023

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MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Aim Comparing measures of psychological wellbeing and help‐seeking in youths before and within the first school closures due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic enables a better understanding of the effects the pandemic has for those seeking professional help for mental health problems. Methods Data were obtained from the Germany‐based ProHEAD school study. Pre‐lockdown and lockdown samples (n = 648) were compared regarding pupils' psychological wellbeing, help‐seeking attitudes and help‐seeking behaviour. Results Participants from the lockdown sample showed greater positive attitudes towards seeking professional help, whereas psychological wellbeing and help‐seeking behaviour remained stable. Conclusions Possible explanations may include an increased public discourse on mental health or self‐selection bias for participation during lockdown.