Six Weeks of Confinement: Psychological Effects on a Sample of Children in Early Childhood and Primary Education
Spain has been one of the countries most affected by the health crisis derived from COVID-19. Within this country, the city of Madrid has registered the highest number of infections and deaths. This circumstance led to the adoption of strict confinement measures for a period of 6 weeks. The objectiv...
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| description | Spain has been one of the countries most affected by the health crisis derived from COVID-19. Within this country, the city of Madrid has registered the highest number of infections and deaths. This circumstance led to the adoption of strict confinement measures for a period of 6 weeks. The objective of the present study was to investigate the psychological effects that this confinement has had on the psychological well-being of a sample of children from Madrid. A total of 167 families with children aged between 3 and 11 years participated in this study. The parents evaluated the children through the System of Evaluation of Children and Adolescents (SENA) scale in the month of February and refilled part of the same scale after the children had spent between 4 and 6 weeks confined. The comparison between the two measures showed no change among the 3-year-old children. However, change was observed among the 6–10-year-old. Children in Primary Education obtained lower scores in dimensions related to self-regulation (emotional, attentional, and behavioral) and in willingness to study. The results are discussed in light of the situation experienced between the months of March and May 2020. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c6b3d69219f64a0fbe40c25a2b9b13e22022-12-22T02:44:01ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782020-10-011110.3389/fpsyg.2020.590463590463Six Weeks of Confinement: Psychological Effects on a Sample of Children in Early Childhood and Primary EducationMarta Giménez-Dasí0Laura Quintanilla1Beatriz Lucas-Molina2Renata Sarmento-Henrique3Research and Psychology in Education, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, SpainMethodology of Behavioral Sciences, National University of Distance Education (UNED), Madrid, SpainDevelopmental and Educational Psychology, University of Valencia, Valencia, SpainMethodology of Behavioral Sciences, National University of Distance Education (UNED), Madrid, SpainSpain has been one of the countries most affected by the health crisis derived from COVID-19. Within this country, the city of Madrid has registered the highest number of infections and deaths. This circumstance led to the adoption of strict confinement measures for a period of 6 weeks. The objective of the present study was to investigate the psychological effects that this confinement has had on the psychological well-being of a sample of children from Madrid. A total of 167 families with children aged between 3 and 11 years participated in this study. The parents evaluated the children through the System of Evaluation of Children and Adolescents (SENA) scale in the month of February and refilled part of the same scale after the children had spent between 4 and 6 weeks confined. The comparison between the two measures showed no change among the 3-year-old children. However, change was observed among the 6–10-year-old. Children in Primary Education obtained lower scores in dimensions related to self-regulation (emotional, attentional, and behavioral) and in willingness to study. The results are discussed in light of the situation experienced between the months of March and May 2020.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.590463/fullconfinementpsychological effectsCOVID-19 health crisisearly childhoodprimary educationSpanish children |
| spellingShingle | Marta Giménez-Dasí Laura Quintanilla Beatriz Lucas-Molina Renata Sarmento-Henrique Six Weeks of Confinement: Psychological Effects on a Sample of Children in Early Childhood and Primary Education Frontiers in Psychology confinement psychological effects COVID-19 health crisis early childhood primary education Spanish children |
| title | Six Weeks of Confinement: Psychological Effects on a Sample of Children in Early Childhood and Primary Education |
| title_full | Six Weeks of Confinement: Psychological Effects on a Sample of Children in Early Childhood and Primary Education |
| title_fullStr | Six Weeks of Confinement: Psychological Effects on a Sample of Children in Early Childhood and Primary Education |
| title_full_unstemmed | Six Weeks of Confinement: Psychological Effects on a Sample of Children in Early Childhood and Primary Education |
| title_short | Six Weeks of Confinement: Psychological Effects on a Sample of Children in Early Childhood and Primary Education |
| title_sort | six weeks of confinement psychological effects on a sample of children in early childhood and primary education |
| topic | confinement psychological effects COVID-19 health crisis early childhood primary education Spanish children |
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