TY - JOUR
T1 - Early adolescent predictors of young adults’ stress experiences and coping during the COVID-19 pandemic
T2 - Findings from a longitudinal cohort study
AU - Steinhoff, Annekatrin
AU - Johnson Ferguson, Lydia
AU - Bechtinger, Laura
AU - Murray, Aja Louise
AU - Hepp, Urs
AU - Ribeaud, Denis
AU - Eisner, Manuel
AU - Shanahan, Lilly
N1 - Funding: The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This work was supported by the Jacobs Foundation (2010-888, 2013-1081-1) and Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung (100014_132124, 100014_149979, 10FI14_170402/2, and 10FI14_170409).
PY - 2023/6/10
Y1 - 2023/6/10
N2 - We examined early adolescent predictors of later distress and adaptive coping in early adulthood, using data from a prospective longitudinal cohort study (n = 786). In early adolescence (age 13), we assessed indicators of mental health (internalizing symptoms), stressor exposure (cumulative stressful life events), and family socialization (supportive parent–child interactions). In early adulthood (age 22), during the first COVID-19-related Swiss national lockdown, we assessed cumulative pandemic-related stressors, distress (poor well-being, hopelessness, and perceived disruptions to life) and adaptive coping. Early adolescent internalizing symptoms predicted lower well-being, more hopelessness, and perceived lifestyle disruptions in early adulthood, during the pandemic. Cumulative stressful life events during early adolescence moderated the association between cumulative pandemic-related stressors and perceived lifestyle disruptions. Supportive parent–child interactions fostered subsequent engagement in adaptive coping, which, in turn, predicted less hopelessness and better well-being. Findings reveal that early adolescent development is linked with distress and adaptive coping in later periods.
AB - We examined early adolescent predictors of later distress and adaptive coping in early adulthood, using data from a prospective longitudinal cohort study (n = 786). In early adolescence (age 13), we assessed indicators of mental health (internalizing symptoms), stressor exposure (cumulative stressful life events), and family socialization (supportive parent–child interactions). In early adulthood (age 22), during the first COVID-19-related Swiss national lockdown, we assessed cumulative pandemic-related stressors, distress (poor well-being, hopelessness, and perceived disruptions to life) and adaptive coping. Early adolescent internalizing symptoms predicted lower well-being, more hopelessness, and perceived lifestyle disruptions in early adulthood, during the pandemic. Cumulative stressful life events during early adolescence moderated the association between cumulative pandemic-related stressors and perceived lifestyle disruptions. Supportive parent–child interactions fostered subsequent engagement in adaptive coping, which, in turn, predicted less hopelessness and better well-being. Findings reveal that early adolescent development is linked with distress and adaptive coping in later periods.
KW - coping
KW - stressful events
KW - pandemic
KW - longitudinal
U2 - 10.1177/02724316231181660
DO - 10.1177/02724316231181660
M3 - Article
SN - 0272-4316
JO - Journal of Early Adolescence
JF - Journal of Early Adolescence
ER -