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The data used in this study was collected as part of the Childhood Development after Cochlear Implantation Study, a national, multi-site longitudinal study.

"This is a possibility that should be examined in large-scale longitudinal studies that heavily sample brain and behavioral measures during the first postnatal years."

The longitudinal survey, which included participants from across the country, focused on two different points during the early weeks of the pandemic.

A landmark longitudinal study of LGBTQ+ youths has found that transitioning gender identities is not associated with depression and that about 1 in 3 gender-minority youths change their gender identity more than once.

"Given the cross-sectional nature of the study design, further investigation through longitudinal and intervention studies involving factors based on objective indicators is needed to validate this association," said Inoue.