Mental health trajectories of children and adolescents up to 5 years after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal study
Viviane Richard, Elsa Lorthe, Roxane Dumont, Nicolas Bovio, Natalia B Fernandez, Mayssam Nehme, Rémy P Barbe, Klara M Posfay-Barbe, Idris Guessous, Silvia Stringhini, SEROCoV-KIDS study group · 2026
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Viviane Richard leads a 2026 longitudinal study of children's mental health in Geneva up to five years after the COVID-19 pandemic began. Effects of the pandemic years varied widely by child, and some difficulties lingered after restrictions lifted. The cohort followed 1,907 children and teens aged 2 to 17.
Parents rated the pandemic's impact in 2022: 9.3 percent called it negative, 7.9 percent positive, and most reported little effect. Children in the negative group had clearly more difficulties in 2022, yet their scores improved toward peers' levels by 2025. One surprise was that tighter family finances softened the 2022 response to a negative impact. A positive impact linked to slightly more difficulties in 7 to 12 year olds. The authors call the overall picture reassuring, with lessons for future crises.
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| CREATOR | Viviane Richard, Elsa Lorthe, Roxane Dumont, Nicolas Bovio, Natalia B Fernandez, Mayssam Nehme, Rémy P Barbe, Klara M Posfay-Barbe, Idris Guessous, Silvia Stringhini, SEROCoV-KIDS study group |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 43095 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |