ArticleInternational journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being2023
"I couldn't see my friends; the internet was bad, and I hardly went out" - insights into children's and adolescents' experiences of COVID-19 in Germany.
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- "Empathy for children is often missing": a mixed methods analysis of a German forum on COVID-19 pandemic measures.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Taking emic and etic to the family level: interlinking parents' and children's COVID-19 views and experiences in Germany.BMC public health · 2024Article
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Abstract
purposeWe explored children's experiences of COVID-19 in terms of proximity and distance to significant others.
methodsOur qualitative study with children in Germany (6-15 years of age) explored their views and experiences of COVID-19 times via drawings and face-to-face semi-structured interviews (
resultsSalient motives in children's drawings were school scenarios showing distance-keeping and mask-wearing as an expression of interpersonal distance; in the home-schooling context, loneliness was highlighted. Drawings also illustrated the impact of COVID-19 in terms of separation, illness and death. A dynamic perception of proximity and distance emerged from drawings and interviews. COVID-19 barred children from spending "real" time together with close friends. Bridging physical distance virtually was easier for adolescents than for children.
conclusionTo bolster children's mental and social resilience in future epidemics, participants' plea for maintaining social and physical interactions with significant others and for keeping schools open should be heeded by policy-makers. Our study also highlights the benefits of conducting direct research with children and using non-verbal methods of data collection.
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