Covid#backtoschool

Qualitative study based on the voice of Portuguese adolescents

Datos Bibliográficos

ID11044243
AutoresCátia Branquinho (0000-0002-2877-4505, Aventura Social, Faculty of Human Kinetics University of Lisbon Oeiras Portugal, autor de correspondencia), Anabela Caetano Santos (0000-0001-7963-8397, Aventura Social, Faculty of Human Kinetics University of Lisbon Oeiras Portugal), Lúcia Ramiro (0000-0002-0065-1757, Aventura Social, Faculty of Human Kinetics University of Lisbon Oeiras Portugal), Margarida Gaspar De Matos (0000-0003-2114-2350, Aventura Social, Faculty of Human Kinetics University of Lisbon Oeiras Portugal)
Año2021
Volumen49
Número7
Páginas2209-2220
Fecha de publicación2021-09-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Community Psychology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0090-4392 • E-ISSN: 1520-6629
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/jcop.22670
PMID34252981
OpenAlexW3179961804
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas5
Referencias citadas21

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the exponential increase in cases, educational institutions worldwide were forced to close, making way for digital learning. After a period of confinement and an online teaching methodology, a new school year has begun. However, this new school year included the application of a wide range of measures that transformed the educative setting. The present study aimed to understand the health consequences for adolescents and young adults (AYA) during the back to school period after the COVID-19 lockdown. This mixed-method study included 304 participants between 16 and 24 years old (M = 18.4, SD = 2.12), female (71.1%), Portuguese (90.8%) and students (85.2%). In general, it was with a pessimistic perspective that young people in general, particularly girls and university students, understood the new school reality postconfinement, the effects on friendship relations, leisure activities and physical activity. By demonstrating AYA's ability and competence to identify and expose their problems, this study intends to raise awareness of the need for their involvement in the issues that affect them.

Competence (human resources) · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) · Developmental psychology · Disease · Friendship · Optimism · Pandemic · Perspective (graphical) · Pessimism · Portuguese · Qualitative research · Sociology · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Health and Lifestyle Studies · Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology