Table 2.
What could have helped adolescents’ mental health since the Covid-19 outbreak, split by group membership and theme
| Better support | Contact with friends | Recreational activities | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes: % (n) | No: % (n) | Yes: % (n) | No: % (n) | Yes: % (n) | No: % (n) | |
| Additional support in school1: Yes (n = 45) | 56 (n = 25) | 44 (n = 20) | 16 (n = 7) | 84 (n = 38) | 16 (n = 7) | 84 (n = 38) |
| Additional support in school: No (n = 196) | 41 (n = 80) | 59 (n = 116) | 20 (n = 40) | 80 (n = 156) | 16 (n = 32) | 84 (n = 164) |
| Depression threshold: Yes (n = 39) | 70 (n = 28)** | 30 (n = 11)** | 0 (n = 0)** | 100 (n = 39) | 13 (n = 4) | 87 (n = 35) |
| Depression threshold: No (n = 224) | 38 (n = 84) | 63 (n = 140) | 23 (n = 51) | 77 (n = 173) | 17 (n = 39) | 83 (n = 185) |
| Anxiety threshold: Yes (n = 30) | 73 (n = 22)** | 27 (n = 8)** | 10 (n = 3) | 90 (n = 27) | 13 (n = 4) | 87 (n = 26) |
| Anxiety threshold: No (n = 233) | 238 (n = 90) | 62 (n = 143) | 20 (n = 48) | 80 (n = 185) | 17 (n = 39) | 83 (n = 194) |
| Elevated avoidance & intrusion: Yes (n = 103) | 56 (n = 58)** | 44 (n = 45) | 14 (n = 14) | 86 (n = 89) | 15 (n = 16) | 85 (n = 87) |
| Elevated avoidance & intrusion: No (n = 160) | 34 (n = 54) | 66 (n = 106) | 23 (n = 37) | 77 (n = 123) | 17 (n = 27) | 83 (n = 133) |
120 adolescents who provided a response to what could help 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
**p < .01