Impact of the COVID-19 Outbreak on the Behavior of Families in Italy: A Focus on Children and Adolescents
| العنوان: | Impact of the COVID-19 Outbreak on the Behavior of Families in Italy: A Focus on Children and Adolescents |
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| المؤلفون: | Luca A. Ramenghi, Sara Uccella, Alessandra Biolcati Rinaldi, Laura Siri, Paolo Petralia, Fabrizio De Carli, Lino Nobili, Sonia Di Profio, Serena Rebora, Maria D'Apruzzo, Elisa De Grandis, Deborah Preiti, Cristina Venturino, Paola Cimellaro |
| المصدر: | Frontiers in Public Health, Vol 9 (2021) Frontiers in Public Health |
| سنة النشر: | 2021 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Male, Coping (psychology), Child Behavior, law.invention, stress, 0302 clinical medicine, law, Pandemic, COVID–19, Medicine, 030212 general & internal medicine, Child, behavioral changes, Original Research, media_common, lcsh:Public aspects of medicine, psychological weaknesses, coping, Mental Health, Italy, Child, Preschool, Female, Public Health, Adult, Sleep Wake Disorders, caregivers, Adolescent, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Substance-Related Disorders, media_common.quotation_subject, 03 medical and health sciences, Age groups, Quarantine, Humans, Family, sleep, Aged, business.industry, pandemic, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, COVID-19, Outbreak, lcsh:RA1-1270, Health Surveys, Mental health, Adolescent Behavior, business, Welfare, 030217 neurology & neurosurgery, Demography |
| الوصف: | The COVID-19 pandemic has changed individuals' lifestyles to a great extent, particularly in Italy. Although many concerns about it have been highlighted, its impact on children and adolescents has scarcely been examined. The purpose of this study was to explore behavioral consequences and coping strategies related to the pandemic among families in Italy, by focusing on developmental ages from the caregivers' perspective, 3 weeks into quarantine. An exploratory cross-sectional online survey was conducted over 14 days. Google Forms was employed to conduct the survey. Demographic variables and pre-existing Psychological Weaknesses (PsW) were asked. Adults' sleep difficulties (SleepScore) and coping strategies during quarantine were assessed. Behavioral changes related to quarantine of both subjects completing the form (COVIDStress) and their children (when present) were questioned. Of the 6,871 respondents, we selected 6,800 valid questionnaires; 3,245 declared children aged under 18 years of age (caregivers). PsWs were recognizable in 64.9% among non-caregivers and in 61.5% of caregivers, with a mean PsW score of 1.42 ± 1.26 and 1.30 ± 1.25 over 3 points, respectively. The 95.5% of the non-caregivers and the 96.5% of caregivers presented behavioral changes with a mean COVIDStress of 3.85 ± 1.82 and 4.09 ± 1.79 over 8, respectively (pp < 0.001), who showed higher SleepScores (2.41 ± 1.26 against 2.57 ± 1.38 points over 6, p < 0.001). COVIDStress (and SleepScore) strongly correlated with PsW (p < 0.001). Caregivers observed behavioral changes in their children in the 64.3% of the p < 0.001). Presence of caregivers' coping strategies was less associated to behavioral changes in the p = 0.001) but not in the 6–18 (p = 0.06). The COVID-19 pandemic has adversely impacted families in Italy with regard to behavioral changes, especially in high-risk categories with PsWs and caregivers, especially the ones with children aged |
| اللغة: | English |
| URL الوصول: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::77ad5051a847873158549dc0160e4c02 http://hdl.handle.net/11567/1060154 |
| حقوق: | OPEN |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edsair.doi.dedup.....77ad5051a847873158549dc0160e4c02 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
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