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- Title
Help‐seeking attitudes and behaviours for mental health problems in adolescents before and during the first COVID‐19 school closures in Germany.
- Authors
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
- Abstract
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.
- Subjects
GERMANY; COVID-19 pandemic; HEALTH behavior; MENTAL illness; HELP-seeking behavior; SCHOOL closings; ATTITUDES toward illness
- Publication
Early Intervention in Psychiatry, 2023, Vol 17, Issue 3, p331
- ISSN
1751-7885
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/eip.13358