Leriou Eirini
Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, Athens, Greece.
Child Indic Res. 2022;15(6):1967-2011. doi: 10.1007/s12187-022-09957-x. Epub 2022 Aug 24.
This paper aims to present the results of implementing a new, multi-dimensional and cumulative tool that records the well-being of children in the 1st semester of the school year 2020-2021, which constitutes the fourth round of an ongoing research. The tool was implemented in Attica through questionnaires circulated in twenty-five schools and three support centers for children and families under the organization, "The Smile of the Child" (twenty-eight bodies in total). The total number of children who participated in the sample was 1,114, belonging to three distinct school categories: the 6th grade of elementary school (10-11 years old), the 3rd grade of junior high (13-14 years old), and the 3rd grade of high school (16-17 years old). The results, mapped out in seven clusters, reveal evident concerns over nutrition and the moral education of students. In addition, the results indicate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the well-being of children and reveal with regard to national policy and legislation framework that the status of welfare state in Greece is ineffective and problematic. The theoretical and methodological framework of the study was confirmed through a multiple correspondence analysis (MCA) and a principal component analysis (PCA).The outputs of MCA reflect and confirm the good effect of "The Smile of the Child" for children in need. Finally, an action plan including the creation of policies based on public finance and fuzzy logic was suggested, the most important being the necessity of the establishment of a new Ministry for the protection of child well-being.
本文旨在展示实施一种新的、多维度且累积性的工具所取得的成果，该工具记录了2020 - 2021学年第一学期儿童的幸福状况，这是一项正在进行的研究的第四轮。该工具通过在阿提卡地区的二十五所学校以及三个儿童与家庭支持中心（隶属于“儿童微笑”组织，共计二十八个机构）发放问卷来实施。参与样本的儿童总数为1114名，分属三个不同的学校类别：小学六年级（10 - 11岁）、初中三年级（13 - 14岁）以及高中三年级（16 - 17岁）。结果分为七个类别呈现，显示出对学生营养和道德教育的明显担忧。此外，结果表明新冠疫情对儿童幸福状况的影响，并揭示在国家政策和立法框架方面，希腊福利国家的现状是无效且存在问题的。该研究的理论和方法框架通过多重对应分析（MCA）和主成分分析（PCA）得到证实。MCA的结果反映并证实了“儿童微笑”组织对有需要儿童的良好影响。最后，提出了一项行动计划，包括基于公共财政和模糊逻辑制定政策，其中最重要的是有必要设立一个新的儿童幸福保护部。
