Emotional/Behavioral Problems among a Brazilian Sample of Adolescents during COVID-19 Pandemic
Keywords:
Behavioral Problems, Internalization, Externalization, Adolecents, COVID-19Abstract
Considering adolescence as a time with high needs of social interaction is important that studies to evaluate their mental health during social isolation caused by COVID-19 pandemic. The present study aimed to 1) Evaluate the frequency of emotional/behavioral problems among a Brazilian sample of adolescents using parental report; 2) Evaluate differences on behavioral/emotional problems among gender and age; 3) Evaluate the odds to clinical behavioral/emotional problems to the variables gender and age. 240 parents/guardians of adolescents with ages among 12-19 years old filled out the following instruments using Google Forms: Identification form and CBCL/6-18. The results point to Internalizing Problems, Anxious/Depressed and Withdraw/Depression as the most frequent. Girls had higher scores and odd to Somatic Complains, boys had higher scores to Conduct Problems. Tweens had higher scores on the scales: Social Problems and ADHD Problems. Older adolescents had higher odds to Depressive Problems and Somatic Complains. This finding demonstrates the need of attention on the part of parents/guardians and health professionals to these clinical outcomes on adolescents’ mental health.
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