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Internalizing the COVID-19 pandemic: Gendered differences in youth mental health.
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Current opinion in psychology [Curr Opin Psychol] 2023 Aug; Vol. 52, pp. 101636. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jul 14. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- We review research on gendered patterns of internalizing behaviors in adolescents and emerging adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. We find that young women reported worse mental health than young men. Transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) youth are underrepresented in mental health research but often report the highest internalizing disorders of any gender group. Finally, we use intersectionality as a lens to acknowledge how gender and other social identities (e.g., race, socioeconomic position) impact mental health. Overall, this review points to gender as a meaningful social construct that is relevant for understanding young people's internalizing symptoms during the pandemic. We call attention to the structural factors underlying gender disparities and the need for intersectionality-informed approaches to work towards mental health equity.<br />Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.<br /> (Copyright © 2023. Published by Elsevier Ltd.)
- Subjects :
- Male
Adult
Humans
Female
Adolescent
Pandemics
Mental Health
COVID-19
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2352-2518
- Volume :
- 52
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Current opinion in psychology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 37454638
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2023.101636