PMID- 33583684
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20210427
LR  - 20210427
IS  - 1879-1972 (Electronic)
IS  - 1054-139X (Linking)
VI  - 68
IP  - 4
DP  - 2021 Apr
TI  - The Impact of Positive Youth Development Attributes on Posttraumatic Stress 
      Disorder Symptoms Among Chinese Adolescents Under COVID-19.
PG  - 676-682
LID - S1054-139X(21)00022-7 [pii]
LID - 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2021.01.011 [doi]
AB  - PURPOSE: This study examined the prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder 
      (PTSD) symptoms among adolescents in mainland China under COVID-19. The direct 
      effects of the perceived threat of COVID-19 and positive youth development (PYD) 
      qualities, as well as the moderating effect of PYD qualities on PTSD symptoms, 
      were studied. METHODS: Five schools in Chengdu, Sichuan, China, participated in 
      this study. Two waves of data were collected before school lockdown (Wave 1, 
      between December 2019 and January 2020) and after school resumption (Wave 2, 
      between June 2020 and July 2020), respectively. A total of 4,981 adolescents aged 
      above 11 years (Mean age = 13.15, SD = 1.32 at Wave 1, 51.5% girls) completed 
      questionnaires at both waves. Students responded to measures of PYD qualities at 
      both waves and perceived threat and PTSD symptoms at Wave 2. RESULTS: A total of 
      517 adolescents (10.4%) could be regarded as having PTSD. Results indicated 
      significant unique main effects of perceived threat (beta = .13, p < .001) and Wave 
      1 PYD qualities (beta = -.16, p < .001) on PTSD symptoms. Besides, results showed a 
      significant moderating effect of PYD qualities in mitigating the negative impact 
      of perceived threat on PTSD symptoms. CONCLUSIONS: This study revealed the 
      protective effect of PYD attributes in reducing the negative influence of 
      traumatic situations such as COVID-19 on adolescent mental health. Results 
      underscore the importance of promoting PYD qualities in adolescents in mainland 
      China via effective PYD programs.
CI  - Copyright (c) 2021 Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine. Published by 
      Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
FAU - Shek, Daniel T L
AU  - Shek DTL
AD  - Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 
      Hunghom, Hong Kong, PR China. Electronic address: daniel.shek@polyu.edu.hk.
FAU - Zhao, Li
AU  - Zhao L
AD  - West China School of Public Health/West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan 
      University, Chengdu, Sichuan, PR China.
FAU - Dou, Diya
AU  - Dou D
AD  - Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 
      Hunghom, Hong Kong, PR China.
FAU - Zhu, Xiaoqin
AU  - Zhu X
AD  - Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 
      Hunghom, Hong Kong, PR China.
FAU - Xiao, Chenghan
AU  - Xiao C
AD  - West China School of Public Health/West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan 
      University, Chengdu, Sichuan, PR China.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
DEP - 20210211
PL  - United States
TA  - J Adolesc Health
JT  - The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for 
      Adolescent Medicine
JID - 9102136
SB  - IM
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - COVID-19/*psychology
MH  - Child
MH  - China/epidemiology
MH  - Communicable Disease Control
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - *Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic/epidemiology
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Adolescents
OT  - COVID-19
OT  - China
OT  - PTSD
OT  - Perceived threat
OT  - Positive youth development
EDAT- 2021/02/16 06:00
MHDA- 2021/04/28 06:00
CRDT- 2021/02/15 05:40
PHST- 2020/11/09 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2021/01/08 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2021/01/13 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2021/02/16 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2021/04/28 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2021/02/15 05:40 [entrez]
AID - S1054-139X(21)00022-7 [pii]
AID - 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2021.01.011 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Adolesc Health. 2021 Apr;68(4):676-682. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2021.01.011. 
      Epub 2021 Feb 11.