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Parents’ Perceived Impact of the Societal Lockdown of COVID-19 on Family Well-Being and on the Emotional and Behavioral State of Walloon Belgian Children Aged 4 to 13 Years: An Exploratory Study.
Stassart, Céline; Wagener, Aurélie; Etienne, Anne-Marie
2021In Psychologica Belgica, 61 (1), p. 186–199
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Keywords :
COVID-19; societal lockdown; psychological impact; children
Abstract :
[en] This exploratory study assessed parents’ perceptions of the emotional and behavioral impacts of the COVID-19 lockdown on their children. The total sample included 749 children, aged 4 to 13 years old (353 girls, 396 boys); 524 parents took part. The emotional and behavioral changes observed during the societal lockdown, family coexistence, the impact of COVID-19 on family well-being, and the frequency of social contacts before and during this lockdown were investigated. Results show that the most frequently reported difficulties were worry, agitation, anxiety, sadness, loneliness, nervousness, arguing, anger, frustration, boredom, irritability, behavioral problems, and laziness. Family coexistence declined significantly during this lockdown, and parents mentioned that COVID-19 had an impact on family well-being. Various ordinal logistic regressions showed that family coexistence, children’s nervousness due to COVID-19, the impact of COVID-19 on family well-being, age, and social contacts before and during this lockdown seemed to explain the various emotional and behavioral changes observed in children during the societal lockdown. These results are discussed and recommendations are made.
Disciplines :
Treatment & clinical psychology
Author, co-author :
Stassart, Céline  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de Psychologie > Psychologie de la santé
Wagener, Aurélie  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de Psychologie > Psychologie de la santé
Etienne, Anne-Marie  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de Psychologie > Psychologie de la santé
Language :
English
Title :
Parents’ Perceived Impact of the Societal Lockdown of COVID-19 on Family Well-Being and on the Emotional and Behavioral State of Walloon Belgian Children Aged 4 to 13 Years: An Exploratory Study.
Publication date :
29 June 2021
Journal title :
Psychologica Belgica
ISSN :
0033-2879
eISSN :
2054-670X
Publisher :
Société Blege de Psychologie, Gand, Belgium
Special issue title :
Psychology and Covid-19
Volume :
61
Issue :
1
Pages :
186–199
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
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