Perceção dos Adolescentes Portugueses da Pandemia Covid-19: Diferenças de Gênero e Relação com Sintomas Psicopatológicos
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A pandemia de Covid-19 está a ter um grande impacto na saúde mental das pessoas em todo o mundo. Os adolescentes têm enfrentado diversos potenciais stressores. O objectivo deste estudo foi explorar como os adolescentes portugueses percecionaram o surto do Covid-19 e a relação entre o impacto percebido da pandemia e a saúde mental. Os participantes foram 130 adolescentes (97 do sexo feminino) que responderam a questionários online sobre a pandemia de Covid-19 e DASS-21. Cerca de 73% dos adolescentes concordaram que a pandemia afectou as suas vidas e 45% sentiu-se emocionalmente afectado. Sentir-se desconfortável perto da família durante a quarentena mostrou-se correlacionado com sintomas de depressão (r = .39), ansiedade (r = .44) e stress (r = .37) e sentir-se capaz de lidar com a pandemia esteve negativamente correlacionado com sintomas psicopatológicos. Adolescentes do sexo feminino pareceram ficar mais emocionalmente afectadas. Esses resultados apontam para o efeito negativo da pandemia de Covid-19 na saúde mental dos adolescentes portugueses.
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