skip to main content
Language:
Search Limited to: Search Limited to: Resource type Show Results with: Show Results with: Search type Index

Effects of Covid-19 confinement on the mental health of children and adolescents in Spain

Scientific reports, 2021-06, Vol.11 (1), p.11713-11713, Article 11713 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

The Author(s) 2021. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License. ;The Author(s) 2021 ;ISSN: 2045-2322 ;EISSN: 2045-2322 ;DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-91299-9 ;PMID: 34083653

Full text available

Citations Cited by
  • Title:
    Effects of Covid-19 confinement on the mental health of children and adolescents in Spain
  • Author: Pizarro-Ruiz, Juan Pablo ; Ordóñez-Camblor, Nuria
  • Subjects: Adolescents ; Children ; Coronaviruses ; COVID-19 ; Disease transmission ; Emotional behavior ; Mental health ; Teenagers
  • Is Part Of: Scientific reports, 2021-06, Vol.11 (1), p.11713-11713, Article 11713
  • Description: Abstract In Spain, in order to control COVID-19 transmission, one of the strictest confinement measures in the world for children and teenagers has been implemented. From 14 March to 26 April 2020 underage Spaniards were not allowed to leave their homes, except for reasons of force majeure. This could have consequences on their mental health in both the short and the long term. Thus, the aim of the present study was to explore the consequences of confinement on the mental health of Spanish children and teenagers, at the time when minors had been locked down in their homes between 8 and 10 days. The sample was composed of 590 confined Spanish children and teenagers between 8 and 18 years old. The scales of Depression, Self-esteem, Anxiety, Problems with Emotional Regulation, Rage Control Problems, Integration and Social Competence, Somatic Complaints, Rebellious Behaviour, as well as Awareness of the Problems of the Assessment System for Children and Adolescents (SENA) were used. The results revealed that, during confinement, children and adolescents showed emotional and behavioural alterations. This study, as far as we know, is the first one to explore the psychological consequences of lockdown in minors while it was taking place, with them being the ones directly assessed.
  • Publisher: London: Nature Publishing Group
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 2045-2322
    EISSN: 2045-2322
    DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-91299-9
    PMID: 34083653
  • Source: PubMed Central
    Coronavirus Research Database
    ProQuest Central
    DOAJ Directory of Open Access Journals

Searching Remote Databases, Please Wait