Stressful Life Events in Children Aged 3 to 15 Years During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Latent Class Analysis.

IF 3.2 2区心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Psicothema Pub Date : 2023-02-01 DOI:10.7334/psicothema2022.202

Mireia Orgilés, Samuel Tomczyk, Víctor Amorós-Reche, José P Espada, Alexandra Morales

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Background: Although several studies have reported an increase in psychological problems during the COVID-19 pandemic, the impact of stressful life events on Spanish children and adolescents using a person-oriented statistical approach and the relationships between the profiles and emotional and behavioral symptoms have not yet been examined. The present study aims to identify profiles of Spanish children and adolescents, considering life-threatening stressful events during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Method: Participants were 252 parents of children aged 3 to 15 years old who completed an online structured questionnaire that collected information about stressful life events related to the pandemic and its impact on their children's welfare.

Results: Through Latent Class Analysis (LCA), four profiles of children and adolescents were found according to the stressful events experienced: "COVID infection, social confinement", "economic loss", "reduced social contact" and "parental stress", with no significant age or gender differences. Reduction in social contact was the most prevalent stressor. Comparisons of psychological symptoms across latent classes were analyzed.

Conclusions: The findings increase our understanding of how stressful life events during the COVID-19 situation impacted young people's psychological welfare and highlight the need to promote strategies to prevent emotional problems during a pandemic considering the identified profiles.

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COVID-19大流行期间3至15岁儿童的压力生活事件:潜在类别分析

背景:尽管有几项研究报告了2019冠状病毒病大流行期间心理问题的增加，但尚未使用以人为本的统计方法研究压力生活事件对西班牙儿童和青少年的影响，以及这些特征与情绪和行为症状之间的关系。本研究旨在确定西班牙儿童和青少年的概况，考虑到2019冠状病毒病大流行期间危及生命的压力事件。方法:参与者是252名3至15岁儿童的父母，他们完成了一份在线结构化问卷，收集了与大流行相关的压力生活事件及其对儿童福利的影响的信息。结果:通过潜类分析(Latent Class Analysis, LCA)，根据所经历的应激事件发现儿童青少年的4个特征:“感染新冠病毒”、“社会禁闭”、“经济损失”、“社会接触减少”和“父母压力”，年龄和性别差异不显著。社会接触减少是最普遍的压力源。分析不同潜在类别心理症状的比较。结论:这些发现加深了我们对2019冠状病毒病期间压力生活事件如何影响年轻人心理福利的理解，并强调了在考虑到已确定的特征的情况下，有必要促进预防大流行期间情绪问题的策略。

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Psicothema PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-

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6.50

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16.70%

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24 weeks

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