Evaluating the Moderating Effect of Gender on Adolescents' Internalizing Symptoms throughout COVID-19.

We examined the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on internalizing symptoms among a community sample of adolescents, cross-sectionally, at three time points: pre-pandemic, mid-first wave, and post-first wave. Symptoms were highest among Transgender/Gender Diverse adolescents at all time points. Girls showed a significant increase in symptoms after the pandemic started.