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Perception of Changing Habits among Italian Children and Adolescents during COVID-19 Quarantine: An Epidemiological Study
We used an epidemiological study to explore the perception of change in several psychosocial dimensions during the COVID-19 quarantine. We focused on emotions, use of social network sites (SNSs), family life, important relationships, body functions, and school life. Using snowball recruitment, N = 1...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9221969/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35740743 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children9060806 |
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author | Bassi, Giulia Mancinelli, Elisa Boldrini, Bianca Mondini, Giada Ferruzza, Emilia Di Riso, Daniela Salcuni, Silvia |
author_facet | Bassi, Giulia Mancinelli, Elisa Boldrini, Bianca Mondini, Giada Ferruzza, Emilia Di Riso, Daniela Salcuni, Silvia |
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description | We used an epidemiological study to explore the perception of change in several psychosocial dimensions during the COVID-19 quarantine. We focused on emotions, use of social network sites (SNSs), family life, important relationships, body functions, and school life. Using snowball recruitment, N = 1047 Italian children, pre-adolescents, and adolescents (M = 13.74 ± 3.59) were selected to complete ad hoc online questionnaires. A differential semantic inventory plot was prepared to analyze the emotional experience of children, pre-adolescents, and adolescents during quarantine compared to the pre-quarantine period. The Kruskal–Wallis test was run to assess gender and age differences in emotions experienced, habitual SNS use, and the experience of attending classes remotely. A post hoc Wilcoxon test was performed to compare such differences. Results showed that most of the sample (93.1%) attended classes using technological devices and reported missing their classmates very much (59.3%). Adolescents experienced more negative emotions (M = 3.69 ± 1.33) than pre-adolescents (M = 4.64 ± 1.32), who experienced negative emotions more than children (M = 5.11 ± 1.24). Females were more prone to experience negative emotions compared to males. Adolescents were also the most prolific SNS users (78.1%), particularly female adolescents. Overall, these finding highlight the necessity of preserving the emotional state and relational well-being of youth in these developmental phases by considering their school and social lives. |
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spelling | pubmed-92219692022-06-24 Perception of Changing Habits among Italian Children and Adolescents during COVID-19 Quarantine: An Epidemiological Study Bassi, Giulia Mancinelli, Elisa Boldrini, Bianca Mondini, Giada Ferruzza, Emilia Di Riso, Daniela Salcuni, Silvia Children (Basel) Article We used an epidemiological study to explore the perception of change in several psychosocial dimensions during the COVID-19 quarantine. We focused on emotions, use of social network sites (SNSs), family life, important relationships, body functions, and school life. Using snowball recruitment, N = 1047 Italian children, pre-adolescents, and adolescents (M = 13.74 ± 3.59) were selected to complete ad hoc online questionnaires. A differential semantic inventory plot was prepared to analyze the emotional experience of children, pre-adolescents, and adolescents during quarantine compared to the pre-quarantine period. The Kruskal–Wallis test was run to assess gender and age differences in emotions experienced, habitual SNS use, and the experience of attending classes remotely. A post hoc Wilcoxon test was performed to compare such differences. Results showed that most of the sample (93.1%) attended classes using technological devices and reported missing their classmates very much (59.3%). Adolescents experienced more negative emotions (M = 3.69 ± 1.33) than pre-adolescents (M = 4.64 ± 1.32), who experienced negative emotions more than children (M = 5.11 ± 1.24). Females were more prone to experience negative emotions compared to males. Adolescents were also the most prolific SNS users (78.1%), particularly female adolescents. Overall, these finding highlight the necessity of preserving the emotional state and relational well-being of youth in these developmental phases by considering their school and social lives. MDPI 2022-05-30 /pmc/articles/PMC9221969/ /pubmed/35740743 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children9060806 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Bassi, Giulia Mancinelli, Elisa Boldrini, Bianca Mondini, Giada Ferruzza, Emilia Di Riso, Daniela Salcuni, Silvia Perception of Changing Habits among Italian Children and Adolescents during COVID-19 Quarantine: An Epidemiological Study |
title | Perception of Changing Habits among Italian Children and Adolescents during COVID-19 Quarantine: An Epidemiological Study |
title_full | Perception of Changing Habits among Italian Children and Adolescents during COVID-19 Quarantine: An Epidemiological Study |
title_fullStr | Perception of Changing Habits among Italian Children and Adolescents during COVID-19 Quarantine: An Epidemiological Study |
title_full_unstemmed | Perception of Changing Habits among Italian Children and Adolescents during COVID-19 Quarantine: An Epidemiological Study |
title_short | Perception of Changing Habits among Italian Children and Adolescents during COVID-19 Quarantine: An Epidemiological Study |
title_sort | perception of changing habits among italian children and adolescents during covid-19 quarantine: an epidemiological study |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9221969/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35740743 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children9060806 |
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