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August 18, 2025HealthcareOpen Access

Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Health Behaviours of Adolescents Living in Italy: Data from 2021/2022 HBSC Survey

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SCSilvia CiardulloDPDaniela PierannunzioPDPaola Dalmasso

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Analysis of health behaviours reveals impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on adolescents, highlighting mental health and physical activity changes.

Key Points

  • The COVID-19 pandemic led to changes in adolescents' mental health, with 41.1% reporting negative impacts.
  • Positive changes in relationships with family (54.0%) and friends (44.7%) were reported during the lockdown.
  • Analysis of data from 89,321 adolescents shows varied effects on eating behaviours and physical activity.
  • The results stress the importance of monitoring adolescents' well-being alongside infectious disease control.

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Ciardullo et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68af2eeacf1dd9ea359e6b64https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare13162035
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