Adolescents' meaning making of salient emotional experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic.

IF 3 2区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL

Journal of Adolescence Pub Date : 2024-11-01 DOI:10.1002/jad.12440

Joanna Peplak, Rachel Taffe, J Zoe Klemfuss

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Abstract

Introduction: This mixed-method longitudinal study examined American adolescents' meaning making of salient COVID-19 pandemic events.

Method: Within phone interviews, adolescents (N = 124, M_age = 15.76 years; 46% Latine) narrated their most emotionally impactful pandemic experience at two time points ~30 days apart between July 2020 and March 2021. Narratives were coded for (1) content (i.e., event-type, relation to the pandemic, and the valence of the event [positive or negative]), (2) linguistic markers of subjective event processing (internal state language such as positive emotion, negative emotion, and cognition words), (3) narrative meaning-making, and (4) the outcome of adolescents' meaning-making (i.e., their "meanings made").

Results: About 30% of adolescents spontaneously made meaning of their experience. Negative emotion words within narratives at time 1 positively predicted meaning making at time 2. Meaning making at time 1 predicted increased use of cognition words at time 2. Meaning making themes included: recognizing the threat of COVID-19, coping with a pandemic, and shifts in perspectives.

Discussion: Salient emotional experiences that occur during adolescence are likely to be remembered and contribute to one's life story. This work provides a window into how the COVID-19 pandemic may have shaped adolescent development in the United States.

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青少年在 COVID-19 大流行期间对突出情感体验的意义建构。

简介：这项混合方法纵向研究考察了美国青少年对 COVID-19 大流行事件的意义理解：这项混合方法纵向研究考察了美国青少年对 COVID-19 大流行事件的意义建构：在电话访谈中，青少年（N = 124，年龄 = 15.76 岁；46% 拉丁裔）讲述了他们在 2020 年 7 月至 2021 年 3 月期间相隔约 30 天的两个时间点所经历的最有情感冲击力的大流行事件。叙述的编码包括：（1）内容（即事件类型、与大流行病的关系以及事件的情绪[积极或消极]）；（2）主观事件处理的语言标记（内部状态语言，如积极情绪、消极情绪和认知词）；（3）叙述的意义建构；以及（4）青少年意义建构的结果（即他们 "建构的意义"）：结果：约 30% 的青少年自发地对他们的经历进行了意义建构。在第一时间，叙述中的负面情绪词对第二时间的意义建构有积极的预测作用。第一阶段的意义建构预示着第二阶段认知词使用的增加。意义建构的主题包括：认识到 COVID-19 的威胁、应对流行病以及观点的转变：讨论：青春期发生的显著情感经历很可能会被记住，并成为一个人的人生故事。这项研究为我们提供了一个窗口，让我们了解 COVID-19 大流行如何影响了美国青少年的成长。

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Journal of Adolescence PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL-

CiteScore

6.40

自引率

2.60%

发文量

123

期刊介绍： The Journal of Adolescence is an international, broad based, cross-disciplinary journal that addresses issues of professional and academic importance concerning development between puberty and the attainment of adult status within society. It provides a forum for all who are concerned with the nature of adolescence, whether involved in teaching, research, guidance, counseling, treatment, or other services. The aim of the journal is to encourage research and foster good practice through publishing both empirical and clinical studies as well as integrative reviews and theoretical advances.