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Becker, Stephen P.; Dvorsky, Melissa R.; Breaux, Rosanna; Cusick, Caroline N.; Taylor, Katherine P.; Langberg, Joshua M. – Grantee Submission, 2021
Study Objectives: To prospectively examine changes in adolescent sleep before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in adolescents with and without ADHD. Methods: Participants were 122 adolescents (ages 15-17; 61% male; 48% with ADHD). Parents reported on adolescents' sleep duration and difficulties initiating and maintaining sleep (DIMS); adolescents…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Sleep, COVID-19, Pandemics
Dvorsky, Melissa R.; Breaux, Rosanna; Becker, Stephen P. – Grantee Submission, 2020
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic presents tremendous challenges to child and adolescent health. It is expected that the COVID-19 crisis, including the disease and prolonged social distancing, will have a major impact on youth well-being. It is easy to envision how COVID-19 will be the impetus for a host of lingering negative…
Descriptors: Resilience (Psychology), Coping, COVID-19, Pandemics
Breaux, Rosanna; Dunn, Nicholas C.; Langberg, Joshua M.; Cusick, Caroline N.; Dvorsky, Melissa R.; Becker, Stephen P. – Grantee Submission, 2022
Objective: Researchers have speculated that the COVID-19 pandemic may expand the academic performance gap experienced by at-risk students. We examined learning experiences during the 2020-2021 school year and the impact the pandemic has had on high school student grade point average (GPA), including predictors of change in GPA from 2019-2020 to…
Descriptors: High School Students, Males, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, COVID-19
Breaux, Rosanna; Dvorsky, Melissa R.; Marsh, Nicholas P.; Green, Cathrin D.; Cash, Annah R.; Shroff, Delshad M.; Buchen, Natalie; Langberg, Joshua M.; Becker, Stephen P. – Grantee Submission, 2021
Background: The impact of chronic stressors like the COVID-19 pandemic is likely to be magnified in adolescents with pre-existing mental health risk, such as attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). This study examined changes in and predictors of adolescent mental health from before to during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Southeastern and…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Mental Health, Adolescents
Becker, Stephen P.; Breaux, Rosanna; Cusick, Caroline N.; Dvorsky, Melissa R.; Marsh, Nicholas P.; Sciberras, Emma; Langberg, Joshua M. – Grantee Submission, 2020
Purpose: To examine remote learning practices and difficulties during initial stay-at-home orders during the COVID-19 pandemic in adolescents with and without ADHD. Methods: Participants were 238 adolescents (132 males; 118 with ADHD) ages 15.64-17.99 years and their parents. Adolescents and parents completed questionnaires in May/June 2020 when…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Parent Attitudes