Research Article

Online education attitudes, internet use habits, and weight gain during the COVID-19 pandemic in children and adolescents with psychiatric disorders

Volume: 10 Number: 2 May 28, 2025
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Online education attitudes, internet use habits, and weight gain during the COVID-19 pandemic in children and adolescents with psychiatric disorders

Abstract

Objectives: To investigate the online education participation attitudes of children and adolescents with psychiatric disorders during pandemics, their internet using habits, weight gain status. Methods: Internet using habits, weight gain status, anxiety and depressive symptom severity of participants with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), anxiety and depressive disorder during the first year of the pandemic are compared with the healthy controls. Results: COVID-19 related psychiatric symptoms were significantly more common in the depression and anxiety group. ADHD or depression group had lower attendance to the online classes and made online friends more frequently. Duration of social media use was significantly higher in the anxiety and depressive disorder groups. Weight change ratio of the ADHD group from the beginning of the pandemic was greater than the controls. Conclusion: During the pandemic period, anxiety or depression groups exhibited more intense psychiatric symptoms. ADHD or depression, play a role in their lower participation in classes, putting these groups at an academic disadvantage compared to their typically developing peers.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

May 28, 2025

Submission Date

April 22, 2025

Acceptance Date

May 27, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 10 Number: 2

APA
Tural Hesapçıoğlu, S., Ceylan, M., Abursu, H., Altunkalem Uslu, Ş. B., Okuyucu, M., Mert, Ş., & Karahan, S. (2025). Online education attitudes, internet use habits, and weight gain during the COVID-19 pandemic in children and adolescents with psychiatric disorders. Turkish Medical Journal, 10(2), 55-64. https://doi.org/10.70852/tmj.1679762
AMA
1.Tural Hesapçıoğlu S, Ceylan M, Abursu H, et al. Online education attitudes, internet use habits, and weight gain during the COVID-19 pandemic in children and adolescents with psychiatric disorders. TMJ. 2025;10(2):55-64. doi:10.70852/tmj.1679762
Chicago
Tural Hesapçıoğlu, Selma, Mehmet Ceylan, Helin Abursu, et al. 2025. “Online Education Attitudes, Internet Use Habits, and Weight Gain During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Children and Adolescents With Psychiatric Disorders”. Turkish Medical Journal 10 (2): 55-64. https://doi.org/10.70852/tmj.1679762.
EndNote
Tural Hesapçıoğlu S, Ceylan M, Abursu H, Altunkalem Uslu ŞB, Okuyucu M, Mert Ş, Karahan S (May 1, 2025) Online education attitudes, internet use habits, and weight gain during the COVID-19 pandemic in children and adolescents with psychiatric disorders. Turkish Medical Journal 10 2 55–64.
IEEE
[1]S. Tural Hesapçıoğlu et al., “Online education attitudes, internet use habits, and weight gain during the COVID-19 pandemic in children and adolescents with psychiatric disorders”, TMJ, vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 55–64, May 2025, doi: 10.70852/tmj.1679762.
ISNAD
Tural Hesapçıoğlu, Selma - Ceylan, Mehmet - Abursu, Helin - Altunkalem Uslu, Şebnem Büşra - Okuyucu, Merve - Mert, Şaziye - Karahan, Sevilay. “Online Education Attitudes, Internet Use Habits, and Weight Gain During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Children and Adolescents With Psychiatric Disorders”. Turkish Medical Journal 10/2 (May 1, 2025): 55-64. https://doi.org/10.70852/tmj.1679762.
JAMA
1.Tural Hesapçıoğlu S, Ceylan M, Abursu H, Altunkalem Uslu ŞB, Okuyucu M, Mert Ş, Karahan S. Online education attitudes, internet use habits, and weight gain during the COVID-19 pandemic in children and adolescents with psychiatric disorders. TMJ. 2025;10:55–64.
MLA
Tural Hesapçıoğlu, Selma, et al. “Online Education Attitudes, Internet Use Habits, and Weight Gain During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Children and Adolescents With Psychiatric Disorders”. Turkish Medical Journal, vol. 10, no. 2, May 2025, pp. 55-64, doi:10.70852/tmj.1679762.
Vancouver
1.Selma Tural Hesapçıoğlu, Mehmet Ceylan, Helin Abursu, Şebnem Büşra Altunkalem Uslu, Merve Okuyucu, Şaziye Mert, Sevilay Karahan. Online education attitudes, internet use habits, and weight gain during the COVID-19 pandemic in children and adolescents with psychiatric disorders. TMJ. 2025 May 1;10(2):55-64. doi:10.70852/tmj.1679762

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