Observational Study
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World J Psychiatry. Nov 19, 2022; 12(11): 1323-1334
Published online Nov 19, 2022. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v12.i11.1323
Investigating adolescent mental health of Chinese students during the COVID-19 pandemic: Multicenter cross-sectional comparative investigation
Bo-Wen Huang, Pei-Han Guo, Jian-Zhou Liu, Sean X Leng, Li Wang
Bo-Wen Huang, Jian-Zhou Liu, Department of General Surgery, State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
Pei-Han Guo, Senior High School, The Experimental High School Attached to Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100032, China
Sean X Leng, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School, Baltimore, MD 21205, United States
Li Wang, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences/School of Basic Medicine Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
Author contributions: Huang BW and Guo PH contributed equally to this work; Huang BW conceived the project and wrote the manuscript; Guo PH designed the study and acquired data; Liu JZ analyzed data; Leng SX and Wang L edited the manuscript; and all authors contributed to the article and approved the submitted version.
Institutional review board statement: This study was reviewed and approved by the Ethics Committee of Peking Union Medical College Hospital.
Informed consent statement: The participants provided their electronic informed consent to participate in this study.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
Data sharing statement: Data of the studies are not publicly available but might be shared upon request from the corresponding author.
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Corresponding author: Li Wang, PhD, Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences/School of Basic Medicine Peking Union Medical College, No. 5 Dongdan Santiao, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100730, China. pumcwangli@163.com
Received: August 1, 2022
Peer-review started: August 1, 2022
First decision: September 4, 2022
Revised: September 16, 2022
Accepted: October 14, 2022
Article in press: October 14, 2022
Published online: November 19, 2022
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Core Tip

Core Tip: Our investigation found that the Chinese adolescents have different psychological characteristics at different grades, and their levels of anxiety and depression have improved since the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The partial educational management practices that have changed since the COVID-19 pandemic may be worth learning from and optimizing long-term educational planning.