TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - Adolescent feelings on COVID-19 distance learning support: associations with mental health, social-emotional health, substance use, and delinquency
JO  - Journal of Adolescent Health
A1  - Kwaning, Karen
A1  - Ullah, Ayman
A1  - Biely, Christopher
A1  - Jackson, Nicholas
A1  - Dosanjh, Kulwant K.
A1  - Galvez, Arzie
A1  - Arellano, Guadalupe
A1  - Dudovitz, Rebecca
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - PURPOSE: School social support is associated with improved adolescent wellbeing. However, positive school relationships were potentially disrupted when schools transitioned to distance learning in 2020 to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. This study investigated associations among perceived distance learning school support, mental health, social-emotional wellbeing, substance use, and delinquency among low-income, public high school students. <br><br>METHODS: We analyzed longitudinal survey data, collected between June 2020 and June 2021, from 372 students attending five large urban public high schools. Mixed-effects regression models examined associations among changes in distance learning support and changes in mental health, social-emotional wellbeing, substance use, and delinquency, controlling for time, social-demographics, and baseline health. <br><br>RESULTS: In this predominantly Latinx (83%) sample, within-person increases in perceived distance learning support were associated with improved mental health, increased grit, increased self-efficacy, and decreased stress. Between-person differences in distance learning support indicated that students reporting greater support had improved mental and social-emotional outcomes. Although there were no within-person associations among distance learning support and hopelessness or delinquency, students with greater distance learning support (between-person) had lower levels of hopelessness and lower odds of engaging in any delinquent behavior. There were no associations between distance learning support and 30-day substance use. <br><br>DISCUSSION: School social support, even without students physically on campus, may be critical to adolescent health behaviors and social-emotional outcomes.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1054-139X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2022.12.005
ID  - ref1
ER  -