COMO
- contact:
Dr. Carmen Volk, Dr. Claudia Niessner
- project group:
Social and health sciences
- funding:
Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space
- status:
ongoing
- startdate:
2023
- enddate:
2026
The aim of the COMO study is to analyze changes in (1) physical and (2) mental health, as well as (3) health behavior in children and adolescents during the years 2023, 2024, and 2025, following the COVID-19 pandemic, considering (4) socioecological contexts. The goal is to identify particularly vulnerable groups and thus create a (5) data foundation for targeted health promotion, prevention, and intervention approaches.
Funding period
2023 - 2026
Study sample
Two existing longitudinal samples (MoMo-Corona Study, COPSY Study), new study sample (two-stage, register-based sampling procedure)
Research questions
How do the physical health, mental health and health behaviour of children and adolescents change in the course of the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany? How do selected socioecological factors influence changes in physical and mental health, as well as health-related behavior, in children and adolescents during and after the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany? Which social, personal, familial, and social risk factors and resources are associated with the physical and mental health of children and adolescents in the course of the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany? What are the associations between physical and mental health as well as the health behavior of children and adolescents in the course of the COVID-19 pandemic? How are physical activity and (mental)health interconnected within individuals over time, considering factors such as social isolation, loneliness, and physical activity?
The COMO study is based on two existing population-based longitudinal studies (COPSY, MoMo-Corona-Study) as well as a new study sample. Children and adolescents (aged 4-17) from the new sample and their parents are invited to complete an online questionnaire in 2023, 2024 and 2025. The online survey includes for example questions on health behavior, mental and physical health, as well as socioecological variables. In addition, a subsample is invited to complete a digital motor performance test (online survey 2023) and/or to wear an accelerometer for 7 days to assess physical behaviour (online survey 2024). Participants who took part in all surveys of the MoMo-Corona study are asked to participate in an in-depth, smartphone-based survey at the individual level.
Network management
Prof. Dr. Alexander Woll
+49 721 608 - 41661
Alexander.Woll∂kit.edu
Dr. Claudia Niessner
+49 721 608 - 41734
Claudia.Niessner∂kit.edu
