About this Research Topic
In an era marked by unprecedented challenges, children and adolescents are navigating a rapidly evolving world fraught with uncertainties, including the enduring effects of a global pandemic, geopolitical tensions, climate change, and natural hazards. The COVID-19 pandemic caused a spike in the prevalence of stress, depression, and anxiety symptoms. In the last two years, recent geopolitical tensions, have been challenging children and adolescents' cognitive and socioemotional resources, leading them to experience direct and indirect trauma and subsequent post-traumatic stress symptoms.
Climate change and natural hazards also threaten the mental health and well-being of children and adolescents, spreading “eco-anxiety” and decreasing their hope for the global future. All these contextual factors transformed this era into an age of uncertainty, in which scientists should identify and promote resources to improve children's and adolescents’ mental health and well-being. In light of the unprecedented challenges faced by children and adolescents in the contemporary era, it is imperative to undertake a comprehensive and multifaceted research effort. This research topic aims to delve deeper into the complex dynamics of the modern world.
The goal of this research is to identify and assess a spectrum of preventive measures and interventions that can effectively safeguard the psychological well-being of children and adolescents, fostering coping, resilience, emotion regulation, and counteracting stress, anxiety, depression, and other negative outcomes for mental health. Moreover, the current research topic seeks to contribute to the development of tailored strategies that empower the next generation to thrive amidst the uncertainties of the present and future times. In doing so, it endeavors to provide a foundation for fostering resilience, emotional health, and hope for a more promising global future for children and adolescents.
This comprehensive collection of scholarly contributions, encompassing original research articles, brief research articles, opinion papers, systematic reviews, scoping reviews, and meta-analyses, is poised to be a cornerstone resource for authors and the global community alike. With a steadfast commitment to fostering the psychological well-being of children and adolescents as they grapple with the challenges of an ever-evolving world, these diverse submissions are expected to offer invaluable, evidence-based insights and actionable interventions.
Authors, experts, and readers will find a rich repository of knowledge and practical solutions to support the mental health, resilience, and overall development of the younger generation in an era characterized by uncertainties stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, geopolitical tensions, climate change, and natural hazards. The collective wisdom shared in this compendium seeks to empower individuals, policymakers, and educators in their efforts to create a more hopeful and secure future for children and adolescents, making it an indispensable reference for the global community.
Climate change and natural hazards also threaten the mental health and well-being of children and adolescents, spreading “eco-anxiety” and decreasing their hope for the global future. All these contextual factors transformed this era into an age of uncertainty, in which scientists should identify and promote resources to improve children's and adolescents’ mental health and well-being. In light of the unprecedented challenges faced by children and adolescents in the contemporary era, it is imperative to undertake a comprehensive and multifaceted research effort. This research topic aims to delve deeper into the complex dynamics of the modern world.
The goal of this research is to identify and assess a spectrum of preventive measures and interventions that can effectively safeguard the psychological well-being of children and adolescents, fostering coping, resilience, emotion regulation, and counteracting stress, anxiety, depression, and other negative outcomes for mental health. Moreover, the current research topic seeks to contribute to the development of tailored strategies that empower the next generation to thrive amidst the uncertainties of the present and future times. In doing so, it endeavors to provide a foundation for fostering resilience, emotional health, and hope for a more promising global future for children and adolescents.
This comprehensive collection of scholarly contributions, encompassing original research articles, brief research articles, opinion papers, systematic reviews, scoping reviews, and meta-analyses, is poised to be a cornerstone resource for authors and the global community alike. With a steadfast commitment to fostering the psychological well-being of children and adolescents as they grapple with the challenges of an ever-evolving world, these diverse submissions are expected to offer invaluable, evidence-based insights and actionable interventions.
Authors, experts, and readers will find a rich repository of knowledge and practical solutions to support the mental health, resilience, and overall development of the younger generation in an era characterized by uncertainties stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, geopolitical tensions, climate change, and natural hazards. The collective wisdom shared in this compendium seeks to empower individuals, policymakers, and educators in their efforts to create a more hopeful and secure future for children and adolescents, making it an indispensable reference for the global community.
Keywords: Uncertainty, childhood, adolescence, wellbeing, mental health, prevention, culture, society, psychology, intervention, development, pandemic, epidemic, natural hazards, war, climate change, eco-anxiety, school, family, hospital
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