Knowledge about COVID-19 between Children and Adolescents with and without High Intellectual Abilities
Among the characteristics within people with high intellectual abilities, some that stand out are a better handling of information, asynchronous development, high awareness, and sensibility. Therefore, our goal was to learn if, due to these characteristics, the children and adolescents with high int...
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| author | Gabriela López-Aymes María de los Dolores Valadez Sierra África Borges Grecia Emilia Ortiz Coronel Juan Francisco Flores-Bravo Celia Josefina Rodríguez-Cervantes Norma A. Ruvalcaba-Romero |
| author_facet | Gabriela López-Aymes María de los Dolores Valadez Sierra África Borges Grecia Emilia Ortiz Coronel Juan Francisco Flores-Bravo Celia Josefina Rodríguez-Cervantes Norma A. Ruvalcaba-Romero |
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| description | Among the characteristics within people with high intellectual abilities, some that stand out are a better handling of information, asynchronous development, high awareness, and sensibility. Therefore, our goal was to learn if, due to these characteristics, the children and adolescents with high intellectual abilities have a better understanding and comprehension about COVID-19 compared to those with average intellectual abilities. A qualitative study was conducted at the beginning of the lockdown with 649 children with and without high intellectual abilities. An online questionnaire was used and three open questions were analyzed with the ALCESTE software. The results showed that both groups had a similar handling of the information regarding COVID-19. Despite this, in the high ability group there is a greater social concern, which coincides with some characteristics associated with a more developed moral conscience. The results are then discussed in terms of the importance of designing actions that allow us to adequately follow the control and intervention strategies, as well as to propose improvements in the communication of relevant information before diverse crises to which the child population may be exposed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fce50cb00d204f7ebfb2af68965e06932023-11-19T08:10:35ZengMDPI AGHealthcare2227-90322023-08-011117240810.3390/healthcare11172408Knowledge about COVID-19 between Children and Adolescents with and without High Intellectual AbilitiesGabriela López-Aymes0María de los Dolores Valadez Sierra1África Borges2Grecia Emilia Ortiz Coronel3Juan Francisco Flores-Bravo4Celia Josefina Rodríguez-Cervantes5Norma A. Ruvalcaba-Romero6Transdisciplinary Research Center in Psychology, Autonomous University of the State of Morelos, Cuernavaca 62350, MexicoInstitute of Psychology and Special Education, Department of Applied Psychology, University Center for Health Sciences, University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara 44340, MexicoDepartment of Clinical Psychology, Psychobiology and Methodology, University of La Laguna, 38200 San Cristóbal de La Laguna, SpainInstitute of Psychology and Special Education, Department of Applied Psychology, University Center for Health Sciences, University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara 44340, MexicoInstitute of Psychology and Special Education, Department of Applied Psychology, University Center for Health Sciences, University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara 44340, MexicoNational System for Integral Family Development, Tlajomulco de Zúñiga 45640, MexicoInstitute of Psychology and Special Education, Department of Applied Psychology, University Center for Health Sciences, University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara 44340, MexicoAmong the characteristics within people with high intellectual abilities, some that stand out are a better handling of information, asynchronous development, high awareness, and sensibility. Therefore, our goal was to learn if, due to these characteristics, the children and adolescents with high intellectual abilities have a better understanding and comprehension about COVID-19 compared to those with average intellectual abilities. A qualitative study was conducted at the beginning of the lockdown with 649 children with and without high intellectual abilities. An online questionnaire was used and three open questions were analyzed with the ALCESTE software. The results showed that both groups had a similar handling of the information regarding COVID-19. Despite this, in the high ability group there is a greater social concern, which coincides with some characteristics associated with a more developed moral conscience. The results are then discussed in terms of the importance of designing actions that allow us to adequately follow the control and intervention strategies, as well as to propose improvements in the communication of relevant information before diverse crises to which the child population may be exposed.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/11/17/2408knowledgeCOVID-19childrenadolescentsgifted people |
| spellingShingle | Gabriela López-Aymes María de los Dolores Valadez Sierra África Borges Grecia Emilia Ortiz Coronel Juan Francisco Flores-Bravo Celia Josefina Rodríguez-Cervantes Norma A. Ruvalcaba-Romero Knowledge about COVID-19 between Children and Adolescents with and without High Intellectual Abilities Healthcare knowledge COVID-19 children adolescents gifted people |
| title | Knowledge about COVID-19 between Children and Adolescents with and without High Intellectual Abilities |
| title_full | Knowledge about COVID-19 between Children and Adolescents with and without High Intellectual Abilities |
| title_fullStr | Knowledge about COVID-19 between Children and Adolescents with and without High Intellectual Abilities |
| title_full_unstemmed | Knowledge about COVID-19 between Children and Adolescents with and without High Intellectual Abilities |
| title_short | Knowledge about COVID-19 between Children and Adolescents with and without High Intellectual Abilities |
| title_sort | knowledge about covid 19 between children and adolescents with and without high intellectual abilities |
| topic | knowledge COVID-19 children adolescents gifted people |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/11/17/2408 |
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