Early Life Stress Predicts Depressive Symptoms in Adolescents During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Mediating Role of Perceived Stress

Early Life Stress Predicts Depressive Symptoms in Adolescents During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Mediating Role of Perceived Stress

BackgroundExposure to early life stress (ELS) is alarmingly prevalent and has been linked to the high rates of depression documented in adolescence. Researchers have theorized that ELS may increase adolescents’ vulnerability or reactivity to the effects of subsequent stressors, placing them at highe...

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Main Authors: Ian H. Gotlib, Lauren R. Borchers, Rajpreet Chahal, Anthony J. Gifuni, Giana I. Teresi, Tiffany C. Ho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
early life stress
COVID-19
adolescence
depression
perceived stress
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.603748/full

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