Badrick, Ellena, Moss, Rachael, McIvor, Claire et al. (6 more authors) (Accepted: 2024) Children's behavioural and emotional wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic:Findings from the Born in Bradford COVID-19 mixed methods longitudinal study. Wellcome Open Research. 36. ISSN 2398-502X (In Press)
Abstract
Background The COVID-19 pandemic led to a multitude of immediate social restrictions for many across the world. In the UK, the lives of children and young people were quickly impacted when COVID-19 restrictions led to school closures for most children and restrictions on social interactions. The Born in Bradford COVID-19 longitudinal research study explored the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the lives of children and their families living in Bradford. Methods Surveys were administered during the first wave of the pandemic (March to June 2020) and compared to findings from before the pandemic. The current study examined the social and emotional wellbeing of children from before to during the pandemic, measured using the parent completed Strengths and Difficulties questionnaire (SDQ). Regression analyses looked at associations between a range of social determinants of health and changes in SDQ scores. Results The results showed that those children most likely to experience difficulties during the pandemic were boys, younger children, those from White British ethnicity (compared to Pakistani heritage children) and those living in the most deprived areas. There were associations between experiencing difficulties and: food insecurity; financial worry; getting below recommended levels of physical activity; and having less than the recommended amount of sleep. Conclusions The effect of COVID-19 restrictions are likely to have had negative consequences on children that could, in time, have long-lasting impacts on the health, wellbeing and development of children in the UK.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2024 Badrick E et al. |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Health Sciences (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 21 Feb 2024 10:20 |
Last Modified: | 23 Nov 2024 00:40 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.20752.1 |
Status: | In Press |
Refereed: | No |
Identification Number: | 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.20752.1 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:209469 |
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