关键词: 新型冠状病毒肺炎, 青少年, 抑郁, 焦虑

Abstract: Objective To investigate the level of depression and anxiety and their influencing factors among adolescents in Beijing during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic, and to provide valuable quantified data and scientific references for the mental health education and psychological crisis intervention for the adolescents. Methods The online questionnaire survey was carried out to collect the data. The Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale for Children (CES-DC) and the Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-Item Scale (GAD-7) were utilized to assess the degree of depression and anxiety, respectively. We collected data from students in junior and senior high schools in Beijing during the COVID-19 epidemic and analyzed correlative factors. Results A total of 1 142 students between 11-18 years old from junior and senior high schools were included in this study. There were 465 cases with CES-DC>15 points, accounting for 40.7%, and 275 cases with GAD-7 ≥ 5 points, accounting for 24.1%. Multivariate regression analysis suggested that the female gender (OR=0.754, P=0.034), sleep time <6 h/d (OR=3.977, P＜0.001), lowered learning efficiency (OR=2.699, P<0.001), and physical exercise time <30 min/d (OR=1.712, P<0.001) represented independent factors for depression, whilst the grades in senior high school (OR=0.428, P=0.002), lowered learning efficiency (OR=2.467, P<0.001), and physical exercise time <30 min/d (OR=1.817, P<0.001) represented independent factors for anxiety. Conclusion This study found that proportion of depression and anxiety increased significantly among adolescents in Beijing during the COVID-19 epidemic. It reminds us to pay attention to the mental and psychological health of the teenagers and the related factors that easily cause depression and anxiety. We should carry out psychological crisis intervention for the adolescents as early as possible.

Key words: COVID-19, adolescents, depression, anxiety