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Data were analyzed using non-parametric tests and correlation analyses.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Girls reported significantly higher levels of perceived social support from significant people and friends as well as higher symptoms of depression and anxiety, compared to boys. Negative correlations were found between perceived social support and symptoms of depression and anxiety in both genders.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>The conducted research indicates that perceived social support may play an important role in coping with symptoms of anxiety and depression in crisis situations.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fpsyg.2025.1591218","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,10,6]],"date-time":"2025-10-06T05:22:14Z","timestamp":1759728134000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Youth in times of polycrises: the role of social support in connection with the depression and anxiety symptoms among young people in polish secondary schools during the COVID-19 threat and the outbreak of war in Ukraine"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"16","author":[{"given":"Karina","family":"Badura-Brzoza","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Patryk","family":"G\u0142\u00f3wczy\u0144ski","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Dominika","family":"Tatar","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Pawe\u0142","family":"D\u0119bski","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,10,6]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"581","DOI":"10.14656\/PFP20170404","article-title":"Polska Adaptacja Wielowymiarowej Skali Spostrzeganego Wsparcia Spo\u0142ecznego","volume":"22","author":"Buszman","year":"2017","journal-title":"Polskie Forum Psychologiczne"},{"key":"ref2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"624","DOI":"10.1521\/jscp.2010.29.6.624","article-title":"Meta-analysis of the relationships between social support and well-being in children and adolescents","volume":"29","author":"Chu","year":"2010","journal-title":"J. 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