As online classes became the norm in many countries as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the concern for child and adolescent mental health became an issue of concern. This study evaluates the differences in the psychosocial status of school children based on engagement in in-person or Emergency Remote Education (ERE) and assessed the prevalence and predictors of symptom-derived risk levels for anxiety, depression, and obsessive-compulsive disorders (OCD). Cross-sectional data were collected from students at a Florida K-12 school and their household members through an online survey conducted in October 2020 ( n = 145). No significant difference was found between ERE and in-person learning for risk of anxiety, depression, or OCD. Prevalence of students presenting as at risk for anxiety, depression, and OCD was 42.1%, 44.8%, and 41.4%. Several student factors (e.g., child sex, school level) and parental factors (e.g., parental COVID-19 attitudes) were associated with students presenting as at risk for anxiety, depression, or OCD; child’s participation in sports was protective against all three outcomes. Participation in sports was found to be protective against risk of anxiety (aOR = 0.36, CI = 0.14–0.93), depression (aOR = 0.38, CI = 0.15–0.93), and OCD (aOR = 0.31, CI = 0.11–0.85).
【저자키워드】 COVID-19, Anxiety, Depression, OCD, students, Environment, Virtual Learning, Psychosocial health, 【초록키워드】 mental health, children, COVID-19 pandemic, Sex, risk, education, Prevalence, outcomes, Participation, remote, predictor, Protective, Emergency, Obsessive-compulsive disorder, Factor, significant difference, country, K-12, collected, evaluate, conducted, presenting, parental, ERE, 【제목키워드】 education, remote, Emergency, student, Psychosocial, K-12,