Internet-Related Behaviors and Psychological Distress Among Schoolchildren During COVID-19 School Suspension

• Published in: Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Vol. 59; no. 10; pp. 1099 - 1102.e1
• Main Authors: Chen, I-Hua, Chen, Chao-Ying, Pakpour, Amir H., Griffiths, Mark D., Lin, Chung-Ying
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.10.2020; Elsevier BV; American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
• Subjects: Academic achievement; Behavior; Betacoronavirus; Child; Communicable Disease Control - methods; Consent; Coronavirus Infections - epidemiology; Coronavirus Infections - prevention & control; Coronavirus Infections - psychology; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; Elementary School Students; Health problems; Humans; Illnesses; Individualized education programs; Individualized Instruction; Infections; Internet access; Letter to the Editor; Likert scale; Online instruction; Pandemics - prevention & control; Parents & parenting; Pediatrics; Pneumonia, Viral - epidemiology; Pneumonia, Viral - prevention & control; Pneumonia, Viral - psychology; Population; Psychiatric/Mental Health; Psychological Distress; Public health; Quantitative psychology; Quarantine; Quarantine - psychology; SARS-CoV-2; Schools; Smartphones; Social networks; Students; Suspension; Teaching

The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection has rapidly grown worldwide,1 and many governments have implemented policies to control the infection rate. For example, school suspension, self-quarantine, requirement of citizens to stay at home,2 travel and border controls, and discouragemen...