Mental Health |
Problematic Internet use; complicated grief; social isolation/loneliness; depression and anxiety |
Teletherapy; self-guided therapy programs |
Physical health |
Decreased physical activity; disruption to routine; decreased access to in-person care; increased consumption of unhealthy foods; increase in prevalence of eating disorders; decreased access to sexual healthcare |
Telemedicine; regulation of routine; school-based programs; comprehensive sexual education |
Education |
Virtual learning; learning loss; isolation; student distraction/engagement; disconnected educator–student relationships |
Improved virtual learning/online teaching methods; changes to assessment/curricula |
Peer Relationships |
Sharp decline in physical social time; increase in online contact; greater loneliness; disruption to socioemotional development |
Facilitate positive online relationships; assessment of adolescents’ quality of peer relationships (both in-person and online) |
Family Relationships |
Shifts in family/sibling power dynamics; exacerbation of pre-existing socioeconomic vulnerabilities; increased opportunities for dissemination of parental stress to child; increased potential for family conflict, domestic violence, and child abuse |
Family systems-based approach to understanding family and ecological factors that may impact adolescent wellbeing and relationships |