Pandemic school closures were especially hard on the mental health of younger, more vulnerable children

German study finds worse quality of life in kids home schooled for longer–but the effects weren’t universal

Germany provided a natural experiment to help researchers distinguish the effects of school closures from the mental health impacts of the broader pandemic, as its 16 federal states have the power to decide their own school policies. All the states closed schools between 16 and 18 March 2020, but each followed its own schedule for sending students back.

By comparing the responses of children in the same grade levels who went back to school at different time points, the researchers found that for the average student, additional weeks at home led to increasing emotional health problems and depressive symptoms but did not affect anxiety. Overall, the team calculated, school closures accounted for a decline in average well-being of 11 percentage points.

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