Psychosocial effects of the COVID-19 pandemic: Identifying mental health problems and supporting wellbeing in vulnerable children and families

COVID-19 大流行的心理社会影响：识别心理健康问题并支持弱势儿童和家庭的福祉

• 批准号: ES/V009427/1
• 负责人: Stephanie Van Goozen
• 金额: $ 52.83万
• 依托单位: CARDIFF UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2020 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES%2FV009427%2F1
• 关键词: Psychosocial; effects; COVID; 19; pandemic

There is an urgent need to understand and mitigate the psychological and social impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and associated lockdown on primary school children. This is especially important for those known to be vulnerable. Children with emotional, cognitive, developmental and social vulnerabilities can already be identified in primary schools. The mental health consequences of school closure, social isolation, increased financial and emotional stress, and greater exposure to family conflict are likely to be particularly pronounced for this high-risk group. Data from immediately prior to the pandemic are needed to provide robust assessments of the impact of COVID-19 on vulnerable children. This proposed study capitalises on an ongoing study of 300 primary school children (4-7 years) identified as "at-risk" for mental health problems by teachers. Our study collected rich social, cognitive and mental health data prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. Our aim is to re-assess this cohort, now aged 5 to 10 years, remotely, during the pandemic and again later in the academic year to evaluate the social and emotional impacts of COVID-19 and identify how negative consequences can be mitigated. We will also be able to assess longer term impacts because this cohort has consented to life-long health, social care and education record linkage. Understanding the immediate psychological and social consequences for vulnerable children and families is not only important for research; it is essential for rapid development of policies and interventions to mitigate the mental health problems and provide support to families during and after lockdown.

我们迫切需要了解并减轻COVID-19大流行及相关封校对小学生的心理和社会影响。这对于那些已知的脆弱群体尤其重要。在小学就已经可以发现有情感、认知、发展和社会脆弱性的儿童。学校关闭、社会孤立、经济和情感压力增加以及家庭冲突的增加对这一高风险群体的心理健康影响可能特别明显。我们需要疫情爆发前的数据，以就COVID-19对弱势儿童的影响提供可靠的评估。这项拟议的研究利用了正在进行的研究，300名小学儿童（4-7岁）确定为“风险”的心理健康问题的教师。我们的研究收集了COVID-19大流行之前丰富的社会、认知和心理健康数据。我们的目标是在疫情期间和学年后期远程重新评估这一年龄在5至10岁之间的群体，以评估COVID-19的社会和情感影响，并确定如何减轻负面影响。我们还将能够评估长期影响，因为这一群体已同意终身健康，社会护理和教育记录挂钩。了解对弱势儿童和家庭的直接心理和社会后果不仅对研究很重要，而且对迅速制定政策和干预措施以减轻心理健康问题并在封锁期间和之后为家庭提供支持至关重要。

项目成果

Understanding de novo onset of anxiety during COVID-19: Pre-pandemic socio-emotional functioning in vulnerable children.

• DOI: 10.1002/jcv2.12076
• 发表时间: 2022-06
• 期刊: JCPP advances
• 作者: Adegboye, Dolapo;Lennon, Jessica;Batterbee, Olivia;Thapar, Anita;Collishaw, Stephan;Shelton, Katherine;Langley, Kate;Hobson, Christopher;Higgins, Andrea;van Goozen, Stephanie
• 通讯作者: van Goozen, Stephanie

Understanding why the COVID-19 pandemic-related lockdown increases mental health difficulties in vulnerable young children.

• DOI: 10.1111/jcv2.12005
• 发表时间: 2021-04
• 期刊: JCPP advances
• 作者: Adegboye D;Williams F;Collishaw S;Shelton K;Langley K;Hobson C;Burley D;van Goozen S
• 通讯作者: van Goozen S