School Students’ Concerns and Support after One Year of COVID-19 in Austria: A Qualitative Study Using Content Analysis
Adolescents suffer severely from the psychological consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. Using qualitative content analysis, this study examined open-ended responses to a survey on the mental health of school students in Austria in February 2021. A representative sample (<i>n</i> = 214)...
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| author | Andrea Jesser Yvonne Schaffler Afsaneh Gächter Rachel Dale Elke Humer Christoph Pieh |
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| description | Adolescents suffer severely from the psychological consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. Using qualitative content analysis, this study examined open-ended responses to a survey on the mental health of school students in Austria in February 2021. A representative sample (<i>n</i> = 214) was drawn from a total survey sample of 3052 adolescents aged 14–20. The analysis revealed several areas of concern, including school-related concerns, concerns about restrictions, self-related concerns, and interpersonal problems. School-related concerns associated with distance learning were mentioned most frequently. Compared with research conducted at the beginning of the pandemic, it appeared that concerns about educational and professional futures increased. The analysis also indicated young people’s most important sources of support, such as social contacts, recreational activities, attitudes and abilities, distraction, and escape. Of concern is the proportion of young people citing maladaptive coping strategies and the reluctance to seek professional support. Ideas for practice-oriented measures were developed from the study results, such as embedding youth-led peer interventions in traditional mental health services. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-308caa4ec5c445ba91925f6ed74ae0d42023-12-01T22:12:49ZengMDPI AGHealthcare2227-90322022-07-01107133410.3390/healthcare10071334School Students’ Concerns and Support after One Year of COVID-19 in Austria: A Qualitative Study Using Content AnalysisAndrea Jesser0Yvonne Schaffler1Afsaneh Gächter2Rachel Dale3Elke Humer4Christoph Pieh5Department for Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University for Continuing Education Krems, 3500 Krems, AustriaDepartment for Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University for Continuing Education Krems, 3500 Krems, AustriaDepartment for Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University for Continuing Education Krems, 3500 Krems, AustriaDepartment for Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University for Continuing Education Krems, 3500 Krems, AustriaDepartment for Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University for Continuing Education Krems, 3500 Krems, AustriaDepartment for Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University for Continuing Education Krems, 3500 Krems, AustriaAdolescents suffer severely from the psychological consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. Using qualitative content analysis, this study examined open-ended responses to a survey on the mental health of school students in Austria in February 2021. A representative sample (<i>n</i> = 214) was drawn from a total survey sample of 3052 adolescents aged 14–20. The analysis revealed several areas of concern, including school-related concerns, concerns about restrictions, self-related concerns, and interpersonal problems. School-related concerns associated with distance learning were mentioned most frequently. Compared with research conducted at the beginning of the pandemic, it appeared that concerns about educational and professional futures increased. The analysis also indicated young people’s most important sources of support, such as social contacts, recreational activities, attitudes and abilities, distraction, and escape. Of concern is the proportion of young people citing maladaptive coping strategies and the reluctance to seek professional support. Ideas for practice-oriented measures were developed from the study results, such as embedding youth-led peer interventions in traditional mental health services.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/10/7/1334adolescentsCOVID-19youth mental healthqualitative research |
| spellingShingle | Andrea Jesser Yvonne Schaffler Afsaneh Gächter Rachel Dale Elke Humer Christoph Pieh School Students’ Concerns and Support after One Year of COVID-19 in Austria: A Qualitative Study Using Content Analysis Healthcare adolescents COVID-19 youth mental health qualitative research |
| title | School Students’ Concerns and Support after One Year of COVID-19 in Austria: A Qualitative Study Using Content Analysis |
| title_full | School Students’ Concerns and Support after One Year of COVID-19 in Austria: A Qualitative Study Using Content Analysis |
| title_fullStr | School Students’ Concerns and Support after One Year of COVID-19 in Austria: A Qualitative Study Using Content Analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | School Students’ Concerns and Support after One Year of COVID-19 in Austria: A Qualitative Study Using Content Analysis |
| title_short | School Students’ Concerns and Support after One Year of COVID-19 in Austria: A Qualitative Study Using Content Analysis |
| title_sort | school students concerns and support after one year of covid 19 in austria a qualitative study using content analysis |
| topic | adolescents COVID-19 youth mental health qualitative research |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/10/7/1334 |
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