Idoiaga Mondragon Nahia, Eiguren Munitis Amaia, Berasategi Sancho Naiara, Ozamiz Etxebarria Naiara
Department of Evolutionary and Educational Psychology, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Spain.
Department Didactics and School Organisation, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Spain.
Psychol Health. 2024 Mar-Apr;39(3):379-398. doi: 10.1080/08870446.2022.2066103. Epub 2022 Apr 19.
The general objective of this research was to explore how children understand and represent COVID-19 health crisis in their everyday thinking.
This research is based on a qualitative interpretive research methodology that uses 6-12 years children's drawings from San Sebastian (Basque Country, northern of Spain) to collect data. This technique allows children to visualize how they face this situation through a tool that promotes expression of their feelings and representations.
A total of 345 drawings were collected, and 949 elements related to the different coded categories were coded. The themes that have arisen were related to symbols of the pandemic (n = 307, 32.34%), emotions (n = 290, 30.55%), actions carried out (n = 258, 27.18%) and socialization (n = 94, 9.90%). No differences by age-range were found.
Children have a realistic representation of the COVID-19 virus and its consequences, which closely resembles the representation shown by the media and society. The children show a good understanding of the new measures and social rules associated with the pandemic. They are also very aware of the need to support their emotions by different spheres (family, educational and social context). Alternative play activities and art-based education must be promoted, avoiding the abuse of screens to reinforce their well-being.
本研究的总体目标是探索儿童在日常思维中如何理解和呈现新冠疫情健康危机。
本研究基于定性解释性研究方法，使用来自西班牙北部巴斯克地区圣塞瓦斯蒂安的6至12岁儿童的绘画作品来收集数据。这种技术使儿童能够通过一种促进情感和表征表达的工具，直观地展现他们面对这种情况的方式。
共收集到345幅绘画作品，并对与不同编码类别相关的949个元素进行了编码。出现的主题与疫情的象征（n = 307，32.34%）、情感（n = 290，30.55%）、采取的行动（n = 258，27.18%）和社交（n = 94，9.90%）有关。未发现不同年龄组之间存在差异。
儿童对新冠病毒及其后果有现实的认知，这与媒体和社会所呈现的认知非常相似。儿童对与疫情相关的新措施和社会规则有很好的理解。他们也非常清楚需要通过不同领域（家庭、教育和社会环境）来支持自己的情绪。必须推广替代性游戏活动和基于艺术的教育，避免过度使用屏幕以增强他们的幸福感。
