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The mental well-being and coping strategies of Canadian adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative, cross-sectional study

Kendra Nelson Ferguson, Stephanie E. Coen, Danielle Tobin, Gina Martin, Jamie A. Seabrook and Jason A. Gilliland
November 16, 2021 9 (4) E1013-E1020; DOI: https://doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20210042
Kendra Nelson Ferguson
Human Environments Analysis Laboratory (Ferguson, Coen, Tobin, Martin, Seabrook, Gilliland), and Department of Geography and Environment (Ferguson, Tobin, Gilliland), Western University; Children’s Health Research Institute (Ferguson, Martin, Seabrook, Gilliland), Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Ont.; School of Geography (Coen), University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK; Faculty of Health Disciplines (Martin), Athabasca University, Athabasca, Alta.; School of Food and Nutritional Sciences (Seabrook), Brescia University College at Western University, London, Ont.
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Stephanie E. Coen
Human Environments Analysis Laboratory (Ferguson, Coen, Tobin, Martin, Seabrook, Gilliland), and Department of Geography and Environment (Ferguson, Tobin, Gilliland), Western University; Children’s Health Research Institute (Ferguson, Martin, Seabrook, Gilliland), Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Ont.; School of Geography (Coen), University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK; Faculty of Health Disciplines (Martin), Athabasca University, Athabasca, Alta.; School of Food and Nutritional Sciences (Seabrook), Brescia University College at Western University, London, Ont.
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Danielle Tobin
Human Environments Analysis Laboratory (Ferguson, Coen, Tobin, Martin, Seabrook, Gilliland), and Department of Geography and Environment (Ferguson, Tobin, Gilliland), Western University; Children’s Health Research Institute (Ferguson, Martin, Seabrook, Gilliland), Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Ont.; School of Geography (Coen), University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK; Faculty of Health Disciplines (Martin), Athabasca University, Athabasca, Alta.; School of Food and Nutritional Sciences (Seabrook), Brescia University College at Western University, London, Ont.
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Gina Martin
Human Environments Analysis Laboratory (Ferguson, Coen, Tobin, Martin, Seabrook, Gilliland), and Department of Geography and Environment (Ferguson, Tobin, Gilliland), Western University; Children’s Health Research Institute (Ferguson, Martin, Seabrook, Gilliland), Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Ont.; School of Geography (Coen), University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK; Faculty of Health Disciplines (Martin), Athabasca University, Athabasca, Alta.; School of Food and Nutritional Sciences (Seabrook), Brescia University College at Western University, London, Ont.
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Jamie A. Seabrook
Human Environments Analysis Laboratory (Ferguson, Coen, Tobin, Martin, Seabrook, Gilliland), and Department of Geography and Environment (Ferguson, Tobin, Gilliland), Western University; Children’s Health Research Institute (Ferguson, Martin, Seabrook, Gilliland), Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Ont.; School of Geography (Coen), University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK; Faculty of Health Disciplines (Martin), Athabasca University, Athabasca, Alta.; School of Food and Nutritional Sciences (Seabrook), Brescia University College at Western University, London, Ont.
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Jason A. Gilliland
Human Environments Analysis Laboratory (Ferguson, Coen, Tobin, Martin, Seabrook, Gilliland), and Department of Geography and Environment (Ferguson, Tobin, Gilliland), Western University; Children’s Health Research Institute (Ferguson, Martin, Seabrook, Gilliland), Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Ont.; School of Geography (Coen), University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK; Faculty of Health Disciplines (Martin), Athabasca University, Athabasca, Alta.; School of Food and Nutritional Sciences (Seabrook), Brescia University College at Western University, London, Ont.
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    Table 1:

    Demographic characteristics of survey respondents (n = 851)

    CharacteristicNo. (%) of respondents*
    Gender
     Female605 (71.1)
     Male220 (25.9)
     Trans or nonbinary14 (1.6)
     Unknown or other12 (1.4)
    Age, yr
     Mean ± SD15.6 ± 1.7
     1374 (8.7)
     14109 (12.8)
     15136 (16.0)
     16160 (18.8)
     17185 (21.7)
     18124 (14.6)
     1955 (6.5)
     Missing8 (0.9)
    Urbanicity
     Rural area (< 1000)116 (13.6)
     Small population centre (1000–29 999)84 (9.9)
     Medium population centre (30 000–99 999)93 (10.9)
     Large urban population centre (≥ 100 000)523 (61.5)
     Missing35 (4.1)
    • Note: SD = standard deviation.

    • ↵* Unless stated otherwise.

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Kendra Nelson Ferguson, Stephanie E. Coen, Danielle Tobin, Gina Martin, Jamie A. Seabrook, Jason A. Gilliland
Oct 2021, 9 (4) E1013-E1020; DOI: 10.9778/cmajo.20210042

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Kendra Nelson Ferguson, Stephanie E. Coen, Danielle Tobin, Gina Martin, Jamie A. Seabrook, Jason A. Gilliland
Oct 2021, 9 (4) E1013-E1020; DOI: 10.9778/cmajo.20210042
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