Sense of Coherence and Self-Rated Aggression of Adolescents during the First Wave of the Covid-19 Pandemic, with a Focus on the Effects of Animal Assisted Activities
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15480525 |
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| Authors | Ákos Tóth (0000-0003-0048-567X, University of Pecs, corresponding author), Ákos Levente Tóth (0000-0002-7597-2643, University of Pecs), Zsuzsanna Kívés (0000-0002-3698-8466, University of Pecs), Etelka Szovák (University of Pecs), Réka Kresák (University of Szeged), Sára Jeges (0000-0003-3168-3206, University of Pecs), Bendegúz Kertai (0009-0008-3943-1808, University of Pecs), Imre Zoltán Pelyva (0000-0001-9611-072X, University of Pecs) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 769-769 |
| Publication date | 2022-12-31 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph20010769 |
| PMID | 36613091 |
| OpenAlex | W4313471896 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 45 |
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused extreme deviations from everyday life. The aim of this study was to investigate how these deviations affected adolescents' sense of coherence and their level of aggression, and whether this was influenced by their relationship with animals, especially horses. In two random samples of students from vocational schools in Hungary, taken in June 2018 and June 2020 (n1 = 525, n2 = 412), separate groups were drawn from those who had regularly engaged in equine-assisted activities (ES) and those who had not (OS) before the pandemic. Data were collected using an anonymous, paper-based questionnaire, and during the pandemic an online version of the Sense of Coherence (SOC13) and Bryant-Smith (B12) scales. During the pandemic, boys' sense of coherence weakened and their aggressiveness increased. Multiple linear regression analyses showed that, regardless of gender and age group, increased time spent using the internet ( p p = 0.017), reduced time spent outdoors ( p = 0.026) and reduced physical activity ( p p < 0.001). The changes imposed by the curfew were rated as bad by 90% of the pupils, however, those with a strong sense of coherence felt less negatively about them. Schools should place a great emphasis on strengthening the students' sense of coherence
Aggression · Boredom · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Curfew · Developmental psychology · Focus group · Pandemic · Sociology · Demography · Health, psychology, and well-being · Human-Animal Interaction Studies · Medicine · Psychology · School Health and Nursing Education · Social Psychology
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