Psychological effects of the COVID-19 lockdown on children and families in the UK

IF 0.8 Q4 PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL
Evren Morgül, Angeliki Kallitsoglou, C. Essau
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Abstract

The implementation of measures (e.g. school closure and social distancing) to contain the spread of COVID-19 by government in numerous countries has affected millions of children and their families worldwide. However, the consequences of such measures on children’s wellbeing are not fully understood. The aim of the present study was to examine the psychological impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on primary school children and their families living in the UK. A total of 927 caregivers with children aged between 5 and 11 years completed an online survey which included a set of questionnaires to measure their own behaviour and emotional state as well as that of their children before and during the lockdown. Caregivers reported changes in their children’s emotional state and behaviours during the lockdown. The most frequently reported child symptom was boredom (73.8%), followed by loneliness (64.5%) and frustration (61.4%). Irritability, restlessness, anger, anxiety, sadness, worry and being likely to argue with the rest of the family was reported by more than 30% of the caregivers. During the lockdown, children spent significantly more time using screens, and less time doing physical activity and sleeping. Moreover, family coexistence during the lockdown was described as moderately difficult. More than half of the caregivers reported being moderately or seriously distressed during the lockdown and caregiver level of psychological distress was significantly related to child symptoms. The findings emphasised the importance of developing prevention programmes to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on children’s and their family’s psychological wellbeing
COVID-19封锁对英国儿童和家庭的心理影响
许多国家政府为遏制COVID-19的传播而采取的措施(如关闭学校和保持社交距离)已影响到全世界数百万儿童及其家庭。然而,这些措施对儿童福祉的影响尚不完全清楚。本研究的目的是研究COVID-19封锁对生活在英国的小学生及其家人的心理影响。共有927名儿童年龄在5岁至11岁之间的护理人员完成了一项在线调查,其中包括一套问卷,用于测量他们自己以及孩子在封锁前和封锁期间的行为和情绪状态。护理人员报告说,在封锁期间,他们的孩子的情绪状态和行为发生了变化。最常见的儿童症状是无聊(73.8%),其次是孤独(64.5%)和沮丧(61.4%)。超过30%的护理人员报告了烦躁、不安、愤怒、焦虑、悲伤、担心和可能与家庭其他成员争吵。在封锁期间,孩子们花在屏幕上的时间明显更多,做体育活动和睡觉的时间更少。此外,封锁期间的家庭共存被描述为中等困难。超过一半的照顾者报告说,在封锁期间,照顾者的心理困扰程度与儿童症状显著相关。调查结果强调了制定预防规划的重要性,以减轻COVID-19大流行对儿童及其家庭心理健康的影响
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