Table 1.
What has helped adolescents’ mental health since the Covid-19 outbreak, split by group membership and theme
| Recreational activities | Engaging and communicating with friends | The disruption to schooling | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes: % (n) | No: % (n) | Yes: % (n) | No: % (n) | Yes: % (n) | No: % (n) | |
| Additional support in school1: Yes (n = 54) | 44 (n = 24) | 56 (n = 30) | 20 (n = 11) | 80 (n = 43) | 17 (n = 9) | 83 (n = 45) |
| Additional support in school: No (n = 314) | 55 (n = 173) | 45 (n = 141) | 33 (n = 104) | 67(n = 210) | 13 (n = 41) | 87 (n = 273) |
| Depression threshold: Yes (n = 38) | 44 (n = 16) | 56 (n = 22) | 26 (n = 10) | 74 (n = 28) | 15 (n = 6) | 85 (n = 32) |
| Depression threshold: No (n = 369) | 55 (n = 201) | 45 (n = 168) | 30 (n = 112) | 70 (n = 257) | 14 (n = 50) | 86 (n = 319) |
| Anxiety threshold: Yes (n = 31) | 42 (n = 13) | 58 (n = 18) | 23 (n = 7) | 77 (n = 24) | 13 (n = 4) | 87 (n = 27) |
| Anxiety threshold: No (n = 376) | 54 (n = 204) | 46 (n = 172) | 30 (n = 115) | 70 (n = 261) | 14 (n = 52) | 86 (n = 324) |
| Elevated avoidance & intrusion: Yes (n = 126) | 55 (n = 69) | 45 (n = 57) | 32 (n = 41) | 68 (n = 85) | 15 (n = 19) | 85 (n = 107) |
| Elevated avoidance & intrusion: No (n = 281) | 53 (n = 148) | 47 (n = 133) | 29 (n = 81) | 71 (n = 200) | 13 (n = 37) | 87 (n = 244) |
137 adolescents who provided a response to what has helped their mental health and wellbeing were not sure if there received additional support in school and 2 did not provide a response to the question and have therefore been excluded from figures above