Parents in the mistake: children's resilience is overestimated!

Parents in the mistake: children's resilience is overestimated!

In a current study, alarming results on the mental health of children and adolescents were public in Tyrol. The survey, in which 953 parents and their children took part in autumn, revealed that many parents overestimate their children's resilience. Study leader and health psychologist Silvia Exenberger warned that parents often do not adequately recognize if their children need support. In fact, younger people report that financial difficulties in their families affect their resilience, while children from wealthy families feel more resilient. This shows the complex relationship between family stability and the psychological constitution of the children. It was also found that girls perceive themselves as resilient people, which is also reflected in the parents' assessments, so that increased clarification of the necessary support offers is required here to offer help.

increasing psychological stress

The director of the university clinic for child and adolescent psychiatry, Kathrin Sevecke, confirmed the worrying trends regarding mental illnesses. "The stress symptoms in young people continue to increase and we see a clear increase in the number of mental illness," said Sevecke. She emphasized that the consequences of pandemic were serious, but only a part of a much bigger problem. They are multiple crises that affect the psychological well -being of young people. The expert urgently called for more public funds for outwing and outpatient offers to better respond to the needs of those affected.

In order to meet the increasing need for action, the Health Councilor Cornelia Hagele assured financial support for the continuation of the Tyrolean Covid Children's study until the end of 2025. This emphasizes the importance of the mental health of children and adolescents in Tyrol - a topic that is to be approached further through continuous research and interventions. In summary, the results of the studies of Kleinezeitung.at and tirol.orf.at The urgent need to actively counteract the real needs of the actual needs of young people and the psychological pressure to which they are exposed.