Global Journal of Medical Research, K: Interdisciplinary, Volume 22 Issue 3

© 2022. Kristel Ferrol, Corrie Phillip, Rhinnata Williams & Olugbenga Morebise. This research/review article is distributed under the terms of the Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). You must give appropriate credit to authors and reference this article if parts of the article are reproduced in any manner. Applicable licensing terms are at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/. The Psychological Effects of the Covid 19 Pandemic on Adolescents By Kristel Ferrol, Corrie Phillip, Rhinnata Williams & Olugbenga Morebise All Saints University Abstract- As of march 2022, the World health Organisation stated that the COVID-19 pandemic has triggered an immense 25% increase in the global prevalence of anxiety and depression (WHO, 2022). It is important that precautions are taken to protect the mental health of individuals affected by the pandemic and more specifically the youth. This paper aims to investigate the psychological effects of the pandemic on adolescents and it also sheds light on the coping mechanisms used by these individuals. By integrating results from various research a general conclusion was made that the COVID-19 pandemic has altered the daily activities of adolescents, causing stress, depression, harmful lifestyle engagements and even self-injury. Keywords: Covid-19, adolescent, mental health, psychological effects, pandemic. GJMR-K Classification: DDC Code: 614.5 LCC Code: RA644.S17 ThePsychologicalEffectsoftheCovid19PandemiconAdolescents Strictly as per the compliance and regulations of: Global Journal of Medical Research: K Interdisciplinary Volume 22 Issue 3 Version 1.0 Year 2022 Type: Double Blind Peer Reviewed International Research Journal Publisher: Global Journals Online ISSN: 2249-4618 & Print ISSN: 0975-5888