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<p>The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly affected adolescents’ psychological well-being through prolonged disruptions in social, academic, and emotional functioning. The present cross-sectional study examined the association between COVID-19-related stress and peritraumatic distress among adolescents and explored the mediating role of negative meta-emotions in this relationship. Participants were 508 high school students aged 14–17 years from Karnataka and Kerala, India, selected using purposive sampling. Data were collected using the COVID Student Stress Questionnaire (CSSQ), the Meta-Emotions Scale (MES), and the Peritraumatic Distress Inventory (PDI). The findings indicated that higher levels of COVID-19-related stress were associated with greater peritraumatic distress and higher negative meta-emotions. Negative meta-emotions were also significantly associated with peritraumatic distress and statistically mediated the relationship between COVID-19 stress and peritraumatic distress. These findings suggest that adolescents’ emotional responses toward their own emotions may play an important role in understanding psychological distress following pandemic-related experiences. The study contributes to the limited literature on meta-emotions in adolescent trauma-related research within the Indian context. The findings highlight the importance of interventions that promote meta-emotional awareness and adaptive emotional regulation strategies to reduce psychological distress among adolescents following large-scale stressful events.</p>

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Mediating role of negative meta-emotions on COVID stress and peritraumatic distress among adolescents in a post-pandemic era

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    2026年6月26日

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  • Joshy Jesline,
  • John Romate,
  • Elizabeth Diya,
  • Eslavath Rajkumar

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The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly affected adolescents’ psychological well-being through prolonged disruptions in social, academic, and emotional functioning. The present cross-sectional study examined the association between COVID-19-related stress and peritraumatic distress among adolescents and explored the mediating role of negative meta-emotions in this relationship. Participants were 508 high school students aged 14–17 years from Karnataka and Kerala, India, selected using purposive sampling. Data were collected using the COVID Student Stress Questionnaire (CSSQ), the Meta-Emotions Scale (MES), and the Peritraumatic Distress Inventory (PDI). The findings indicated that higher levels of COVID-19-related stress were associated with greater peritraumatic distress and higher negative meta-emotions. Negative meta-emotions were also significantly associated with peritraumatic distress and statistically mediated the relationship between COVID-19 stress and peritraumatic distress. These findings suggest that adolescents’ emotional responses toward their own emotions may play an important role in understanding psychological distress following pandemic-related experiences. The study contributes to the limited literature on meta-emotions in adolescent trauma-related research within the Indian context. The findings highlight the importance of interventions that promote meta-emotional awareness and adaptive emotional regulation strategies to reduce psychological distress among adolescents following large-scale stressful events.