Kılınçel Şenay, Altun Feray Tarımtay, Nuryüz Özgecan, Tan Ezgi, Erzincan Erkal, Kılınçel Oğuzhan, Yazıcı Esra, Ayaz Muhammed
Sakarya Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Institute, Sakarya, Turkey.
University of Health Sciences, Department of Clinical Psychology, Istanbul, Turkey.
Psychiatry Investig. 2021 Feb;18(2):140-146. doi: 10.30773/pi.2020.0372. Epub 2021 Feb 22.
The COVID-19 outbreak has negatively affected children in many ways. This study aimed to compare the psychological responses of children exposed to different levels of stress during the COVID-19 outbreak.
The anxiety levels, negative thoughts, and quality of life of COVID-19-positive children with COVID-19-positive parents (Child+ group, n=17), COVID-19-negative children who are separated from COVID-19-positive parents (Parent+ group, n=59), and a control group (n=64) were compared. The participants completed the Screen for Child Anxiety and Related Disorders (SCARED), Children's Negative Cognitive Errors Questionnaire (CNCEQ), and Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL).
The statistical analysis revealed that the Parent+ group recorded higher SCARED and CNCEQ scores and lower PedsQL scores in comparison with the control group. No statistically significant difference was found between the scores of the Child+ and control groups. Furthermore, high CNCEQ scores and low PedsQL scores in the Parent+ group predicted an increase in their SCARED scores.
Our study indicates that separating children from their parents during the COVID-19 outbreak negatively influences their mental health and increases their anxiety levels.
新冠疫情在许多方面对儿童产生了负面影响。本研究旨在比较新冠疫情期间暴露于不同压力水平下儿童的心理反应。
比较了父母新冠检测呈阳性的新冠阳性儿童（儿童+组，n = 17）、与新冠阳性父母分离的新冠阴性儿童（父母+组，n = 59）和一个对照组（n = 64）的焦虑水平、消极思维和生活质量。参与者完成了儿童焦虑及相关障碍筛查量表（SCARED）、儿童消极认知错误问卷（CNCEQ）和儿童生活质量量表（PedsQL）。
统计分析显示，与对照组相比，父母+组的SCARED和CNCEQ得分更高，PedsQL得分更低。儿童+组和对照组的得分之间未发现统计学上的显著差异。此外，父母+组中较高的CNCEQ得分和较低的PedsQL得分预示着他们的SCARED得分会增加。
我们的研究表明，在新冠疫情期间将儿童与父母分开会对他们的心理健康产生负面影响，并增加他们的焦虑水平。
