Changes in mental health of Korean adolescents before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a special report using the Korea Youth Risk Behavior Survey

OBJECTIVES We aimed to study the effects of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on adolescents’ mental health in Korea. METHODS We used data from the Korea Youth Risk Behavior Survey 2018-2021 with 227,139 students aged 12-18 years. We estimated the differences in depressive symptoms, s...

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Main Authors: Bomi Park, Jihee Kim, Jieun Yang, Sunhye Choi, Kyungwon Oh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society of Epidemiology 2023-02-01
Series:Epidemiology and Health
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Online Access:http://www.e-epih.org/upload/epih-45-e2023019.pdf