A Year of Pandemic: Psychological Effects in Spanish Children from 3 to 11 Years of Age

IF 3.2 2区心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Psicothema Pub Date : 2023-05-01 DOI:10.7334/psicothema2022.223

Marta Giménez-Dasi, Laura Quintanilla, Teresa Simón López

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Abstract

Background: After the lockdown, schools adopted measures to avoid infection, which changed pre-pandemic routines. We evaluated whether the new school conditions constituted a stress factor for children or contributed to their recovery after the impact of the lockdown period.

Method: Participants included 291 families with children between 3 and 11 years of age. The children were assessed by parents through the Child and Adolescent Assessment System (SENA) at three time points: T1 (before COVID-19 confinement), T2 (after the children had spent between 4 and 6 weeks confined), and T3 (one year after the beginning of the pandemic).

Results: For Preschoolers, no statistical differences were found in any scale or time point. For primary-school children, the differences between T1 and T3 were not significant. Comparisons between T2 and T3 showed significant differences in Willingness to study, Emotional regulation and Hyperactivity and impulsivity.

Conclusions: Our results suggest that returning to school might have improved some dimensions of primary-school children’s well-being. However, it seems that neither the confinement nor the restrictive measures have had a negative effect on our sample. To interpret these findings, we discuss the psychological factors of protection and vulnerability.

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流行病之年:西班牙3至11岁儿童的心理影响

背景:封锁后，学校采取了避免感染的措施，这改变了大流行前的惯例。我们评估了新的学校条件是否构成了儿童的压力因素，还是有助于他们在封锁期后的恢复。方法:研究对象包括291个有3 - 11岁儿童的家庭。家长通过儿童和青少年评估系统(SENA)在三个时间点对儿童进行评估:T1 (COVID-19禁闭前)、T2(儿童禁闭4至6周后)和T3(大流行开始后一年)。结果:对于学龄前儿童，在任何量表和时间点上均无统计学差异。对于小学生，T1和T3之间的差异不显著。T2和T3在学习意愿、情绪调节、多动冲动等方面存在显著差异。结论:我们的研究结果表明，重返学校可能改善了小学生的某些维度的幸福感。然而，约束和限制措施似乎都没有对我们的样品产生负面影响。为了解释这些发现，我们讨论了保护和脆弱性的心理因素。

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Psicothema PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-

CiteScore

6.50

自引率

16.70%

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审稿时长

24 weeks

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