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Gender differences in Russian adolescent mental health from 1999 to 2021. / Privodnova, Evgeniya Yu; Semenova, Nadezhda B.; Kornienko, Olga S. et al.
In: Journal of Research on Adolescence, Vol. 34, No. 1, 03.2024, p. 222-234.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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T1 - Gender differences in Russian adolescent mental health from 1999 to 2021
AU - Privodnova, Evgeniya Yu
AU - Semenova, Nadezhda B.
AU - Kornienko, Olga S.
AU - Varshal, Aleksandra V.
AU - Slobodskaya, Helena R.
N1 - We are grateful to all the participants of the study. This research was supported by the Russian Science Foundation grant # 21‐15‐00033.
PY - 2024/3
Y1 - 2024/3
N2 - This study examined secular trends in Russian adolescent mental health, the specific effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, and associations with country-level indicators. A cross-sectional survey of 12,882 adolescents aged 11–18 years was carried out between 1999 and 2021 using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire. The results showed an incline in girls' internalizing problems with a two-fold increase in the gender gap. There was a decline in girls' prosocial behavior and an incline in peer problems, with decreasing gender differences. Conduct problems showed a reversal of gender differences. Changes during the pandemic were not greater than over-time changes, with the exception of inclines in hyperactivity-inattention in both genders. Time trends in adolescent mental health were associated with over-time changes in national indicators of wealth and gender equality. The findings provide a strong basis for further research into the determinants of gender differences in adolescent mental health and for gender-specific interventions.
AB - This study examined secular trends in Russian adolescent mental health, the specific effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, and associations with country-level indicators. A cross-sectional survey of 12,882 adolescents aged 11–18 years was carried out between 1999 and 2021 using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire. The results showed an incline in girls' internalizing problems with a two-fold increase in the gender gap. There was a decline in girls' prosocial behavior and an incline in peer problems, with decreasing gender differences. Conduct problems showed a reversal of gender differences. Changes during the pandemic were not greater than over-time changes, with the exception of inclines in hyperactivity-inattention in both genders. Time trends in adolescent mental health were associated with over-time changes in national indicators of wealth and gender equality. The findings provide a strong basis for further research into the determinants of gender differences in adolescent mental health and for gender-specific interventions.
KW - COVID-19 pandemic
KW - adolescents
KW - gender differences
KW - mental health
KW - secular trends
KW - Pandemics
KW - Cross-Sectional Studies
KW - Humans
KW - Male
KW - Mental Health
KW - Adolescent
KW - Sex Factors
KW - Female
KW - Russia/epidemiology
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U2 - 10.1111/jora.12911
DO - 10.1111/jora.12911
M3 - Article
C2 - 38284135
VL - 34
SP - 222
EP - 234
JO - Journal of Research on Adolescence
JF - Journal of Research on Adolescence
SN - 1050-8392
IS - 1
ER -
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