RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article
T1 Follow-up study of children and adolescents during the stay-at-home directive decreed during the COVID-19 pandemic: how the way lockdown is interpreted affects mental health
A1 Ordóñez Camblor, Nuria
A1 Ubillos Landa, Silvia
A1 González Castro, José Luis
A1 Pizarro Ruiz, Juan Pablo
K1 Mental health
K1 Children
K1 Adolescents
K1 Lockdown attribution
K1 COVID-19
K1 Salud mental
K1 Mental health
K1 Niños
K1 Children
K1 Adolescentes
K1 Teenagers
AB The present study is, to the best of our knowledge, the first study to follow up on the mental health of children and adolescents in Spain during COVID-19, a country in which a strict stay-at-home directive was issued as a result of the pandemic. We also explore the influence of fear of contagion and the attribution for lockdown on young people’s mental health. A sample of 278 children (8 to 12 years) and adolescents (13 to 18 years) were assessed at two time points in relation to different areas linked to well-being, fear of contagion and interpretation of the stringent lockdown as (i) a Punishment, (ii) a means of Slowing the Spread of the Virus, or (iii) a way of Protecting Others. The first time point (T1) was from March 22–25, 2020 (eight to eleven days into lockdown), and the second (T2) was from April 11–14, 2020 (28 to 31 days into lockdown). The results indicate that, following the initial impact of the lockdown, the deterioration observed in the mental health of children and adolescents seemed to stabilize, despite the prolonged nature of the strict stay-at-home directive. A more negative interpretation of the lockdown and greater fear of contagion by the COVID-19 virus resulted in poorer mental health. The present study may help inform the decision-making process regarding stringent lockdown orders for children and adolescents in future pandemics and establish guidelines for providing better support both during and after health crises.
PB Springer Nature
SN 1046-1310
YR 2023
FD 2023-06-26
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10259/9251
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10259/9251
LA eng
NO Open Access funding provided thanks to the CRUE-CSIC agreement with Springer Nature.
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Burgos
RD 25-dic-2024