@article{ref1,
title="Psychosocial health of K-12 students engaged in emergency remote education and in-person schooling: a cross-sectional study",
journal="International journal of environmental research and public health",
year="2021",
author="Acosta, Daniel and Fujii, Yui and Joyce-Beaulieu, Diana and Jacobs, K. D. and Maurelli, Anthony T. and Nelson, Eric J. and McKune, Sarah L.",
volume="18",
number="16",
pages="e8564-e8564",
abstract="As online classes became the norm in many countries as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the concern for child and adolescent mental health became an issue of concern. This study evaluates the differences in the psychosocial status of school children based on engagement in in-person or Emergency Remote Education (ERE) and assessed the prevalence and predictors of symptom-derived risk levels for anxiety, depression, and obsessive-compulsive disorders (OCD). Cross-sectional data were collected from students at a Florida K-12 school and their household members through an online survey conducted in October 2020 (n = 145). No significant difference was found between ERE and in-person learning for risk of anxiety, depression, or OCD. Prevalence of students presenting as at risk for anxiety, depression, and OCD was 42.1%, 44.8%, and 41.4%. Several student factors (e.g., child sex, school level) and parental factors (e.g., parental COVID-19 attitudes) were associated with students presenting as at risk for anxiety, depression, or OCD; child's participation in sports was protective against all three outcomes. Participation in sports was found to be protective against risk of anxiety (aOR = 0.36, CI = 0.14-0.93), depression (aOR = 0.38, CI = 0.15-0.93), and OCD (aOR = 0.31, CI = 0.11-0.85).<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1661-7827",
doi="10.3390/ijerph18168564",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18168564"
}