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Relationships among COVID-19 causal factors perceived by children, basic psychological needs and social anxiety

Higinio González-García1, Leandro Álvarez-Kurogi2, Joel Prieto Andreu1

  • 1Didactics of Physical Education and Health/Faculty of Education, Universidad Internacional de La Rioja (UNIR), Logroño, La Rioja, Spain.

Peerj
|February 4, 2025
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The COVID-19 pandemic negatively impacted children's psychological needs and increased social anxiety. Addressing perceived psychological impact and fostering autonomy are crucial for mitigating these effects in children during pandemics.

Area of Science:

  • Child Psychology
  • Social Psychology
  • Public Health

Background:

  • The COVID-19 pandemic significantly affected children's lives, impacting their psychological health and social anxiety levels.
  • Understanding the pandemic's psychological effects on children is crucial for developing supportive interventions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate how COVID-19 causal factors perceived by children predict their basic psychological needs and social anxiety.
  • To determine if children's basic psychological needs predict their social anxiety levels.

Main Methods:

  • A sample of 58 schoolchildren (aged 10.18) completed self-report measures.
  • Partial least square path modelling (PLS-PM) was used to analyze the relationships between perceived pandemic impact, psychological needs, and social anxiety.

Main Results:

  • Social distancing measures reduced competence satisfaction.
  • Perceived psychological impact negatively predicted relatedness satisfaction and positively predicted autonomy and competence frustration.
  • Perceived psychological impact and autonomy frustration significantly predicted various forms of social anxiety in children.

Conclusions:

  • Perceived psychological impact is a key factor affecting children's basic psychological needs during pandemics.
  • Autonomy frustration significantly contributes to social anxiety in children.
  • Interventions should focus on minimizing perceived psychological impact and supporting children's autonomy to reduce social anxiety.
Abstract

Keywords:
ChildrenEpidemicPLS-PMPerception

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