@article{ref1,
title="Gender differences in Russian adolescent mental health from 1999 to 2021",
journal="Journal of research on adolescence",
year="2024",
author="Privodnova, Evgeniya Yu and Semenova, Nadezhda B. and Kornienko, Olga S. and Varshal, Aleksandra V. and Slobodskaya, Helena R.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="This study examined secular trends in Russian adolescent mental health, the specific effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, and associations with country-level indicators. A cross-sectional survey of 12,882 adolescents aged 11-18 years was carried out between 1999 and 2021 using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire. The results showed an incline in girls' internalizing problems with a two-fold increase in the gender gap. There was a decline in girls' prosocial behavior and an incline in peer problems, with decreasing gender differences. Conduct problems showed a reversal of gender differences. Changes during the pandemic were not greater than over-time changes, with the exception of inclines in hyperactivity-inattention in both genders. Time trends in adolescent mental health were associated with over-time changes in national indicators of wealth and gender equality. The findings provide a strong basis for further research into the determinants of gender differences in adolescent mental health and for gender-specific interventions.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1050-8392",
doi="10.1111/jora.12911",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jora.12911"
}