Maximilian König, PhD
@mxkoenig.bsky.social
Psychologist studying mental health risk and resilience in young people with childhood adversity.
www.mxkoenig.com
www.mxkoenig.com
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March 21, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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March 14, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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These findings underscore the importance of fostering stable and supportive friendships in young people with childhood adversity - especially during times of multidimensional stress.
February 18, 2025 at 8:24 PM
These findings underscore the importance of fostering stable and supportive friendships in young people with childhood adversity - especially during times of multidimensional stress.
🔸Greater friendship quality = lower depressive & anxiety symptoms.
🔸Stress reduction was a key mechanism behind the friendship buffering effect.
🔸Stress reduction was a key mechanism behind the friendship buffering effect.
February 18, 2025 at 8:24 PM
🔸Greater friendship quality = lower depressive & anxiety symptoms.
🔸Stress reduction was a key mechanism behind the friendship buffering effect.
🔸Stress reduction was a key mechanism behind the friendship buffering effect.
Key findings:
🔸Depressive symptoms steadily increased following the COVID-19 outbreak.
🔸Anxiety symptoms spiked during the first lockdown but returned to pre-pandemic baseline levels afterward.
🔸Surprisingly, perceived friendship quality improved during lockdowns.
🔸Depressive symptoms steadily increased following the COVID-19 outbreak.
🔸Anxiety symptoms spiked during the first lockdown but returned to pre-pandemic baseline levels afterward.
🔸Surprisingly, perceived friendship quality improved during lockdowns.
February 18, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Key findings:
🔸Depressive symptoms steadily increased following the COVID-19 outbreak.
🔸Anxiety symptoms spiked during the first lockdown but returned to pre-pandemic baseline levels afterward.
🔸Surprisingly, perceived friendship quality improved during lockdowns.
🔸Depressive symptoms steadily increased following the COVID-19 outbreak.
🔸Anxiety symptoms spiked during the first lockdown but returned to pre-pandemic baseline levels afterward.
🔸Surprisingly, perceived friendship quality improved during lockdowns.
Longitudinal data from 102 young people (ages 16-26) with childhood adversity revealed that high-quality friendships before the COVID-19 pandemic buffered mental health symptoms during the pandemic through reducing perceived stress.
February 18, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Longitudinal data from 102 young people (ages 16-26) with childhood adversity revealed that high-quality friendships before the COVID-19 pandemic buffered mental health symptoms during the pandemic through reducing perceived stress.