When examining challenges by the class year, first, second, third, and fourth year students generally reflected the responses of the entire sample. Observationally, friends were more of a challenge for the first and second year students and third year students reported the most challenges related to academics and work habits. Future concerns were endorsed more by third and fourth year students, but especially for fourth year students.

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To explore variability in responses by different sociodemographic groups, they separated responses by the class year, gender, and race/ethnicity.

Results #2: Challenge categories by sociodemographic group

Scott, S. R., Rivera, K. M., Rushing, E., Manczak, E. M., Rozek, C. S., & Doom, J. R. (2021). “I Hate This”: A Qualitative Analysis of Adolescents' Self-Reported Challenges During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of Adolescent Health, 68(2), 262-269. https://doi-org.proxy.lib.umich.edu/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2020.11.010

Results: Challenges by Year in High School

We observed challenges separately for female, male, and gender minority (e.g., transgender, nonbinary) students. Gender minority students reported the most challenges with mental and physical health, and social connection and community. However, this group reported the least challenges with family and friends. Students identifying as male had the most challenges around academics and work habits and the future. Female students reported the most challenges with friends and family.

Results: Challenges by Gender

Students who identified as black/African-American and Asian indicated the most challenges with academics and work habits. Black-white students had the highest challenges in mental health, family, social connection and community, and COVID rules and adjustments, and students who were Hispanic/Latinx identified the most challenges related to physical health. Nonwhite-multiracial-Latinx students reported the highest challenges in friends and technology. White-Latinx students described the most challenges related to routine and contraction/exposure to COVID-19. White-Asian students reported the most challenges in the socioeconomic category, and white students indicated the most challenges related to the future.

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