Italian Children’s Well-Being after Lockdown: Predictors of Psychopathological Symptoms in Times of COVID-19

The first Italian lockdown imposed to fight the spread of COVID-19 caused important disruptions in families’ everyday lives. The main aim of this research was to investigate the predictors of psychopathology in children aged 5–10 years, immediately after the national 2-month lockdown. A total of 158...

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Autores principales:	Marcella Caputi, Barbara Forresi, Ludovica Giani, Giovanni Michelini, Simona Scaini
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	COVID-19 resilience adverse childhood experiences temperament flooding Medicine R
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:7f875d2af9a641b2a32a1b5956bfbc362021-11-11T16:32:47ZItalian Children’s Well-Being after Lockdown: Predictors of Psychopathological Symptoms in Times of COVID-1910.3390/ijerph1821114291660-46011661-7827https://doaj.org/article/7f875d2af9a641b2a32a1b5956bfbc362021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/21/11429https://doaj.org/toc/1661-7827https://doaj.org/toc/1660-4601The first Italian lockdown imposed to fight the spread of COVID-19 caused important disruptions in families’ everyday lives. The main aim of this research was to investigate the predictors of psychopathology in children aged 5–10 years, immediately after the national 2-month lockdown. A total of 158 Italian parents (148 mothers, 10 fathers, mean age = 41 years) were recruited and asked to complete an online research concerning their 158 children (76 boys, mean age = 7.4 years). Parents completed questionnaires on parent–child conflict, resilience, temperament, behavior, and previous adverse childhood experiences. Hierarchical regressions showed that children’s psychopathology was predicted by low child resilience, high novelty seeking and harm avoidance, adverse experiences, and high flooding levels. Moreover, girls exposed to adverse experiences appeared more vulnerable to psychopathology. The recruitment of a convenience sample, the small sample size, and the cross-sectional design of our study limit the generalizability and interpretation of the present findings. Nonetheless, this research extends our knowledge of children’s functioning in such an exceptional period. Shedding light on predictors of children’s psychopathology following prolonged quarantine can indeed guide effective psychological interventions now and in future similar situations.Marcella CaputiBarbara ForresiLudovica GianiGiovanni MicheliniSimona ScainiMDPI AGarticleCOVID-19resilienceadverse childhood experiencestemperamentfloodingMedicineRENInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 11429, p 11429 (2021)
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spellingShingle	COVID-19 resilience adverse childhood experiences temperament flooding Medicine R Marcella Caputi Barbara Forresi Ludovica Giani Giovanni Michelini Simona Scaini Italian Children’s Well-Being after Lockdown: Predictors of Psychopathological Symptoms in Times of COVID-19
description	The first Italian lockdown imposed to fight the spread of COVID-19 caused important disruptions in families’ everyday lives. The main aim of this research was to investigate the predictors of psychopathology in children aged 5–10 years, immediately after the national 2-month lockdown. A total of 158 Italian parents (148 mothers, 10 fathers, mean age = 41 years) were recruited and asked to complete an online research concerning their 158 children (76 boys, mean age = 7.4 years). Parents completed questionnaires on parent–child conflict, resilience, temperament, behavior, and previous adverse childhood experiences. Hierarchical regressions showed that children’s psychopathology was predicted by low child resilience, high novelty seeking and harm avoidance, adverse experiences, and high flooding levels. Moreover, girls exposed to adverse experiences appeared more vulnerable to psychopathology. The recruitment of a convenience sample, the small sample size, and the cross-sectional design of our study limit the generalizability and interpretation of the present findings. Nonetheless, this research extends our knowledge of children’s functioning in such an exceptional period. Shedding light on predictors of children’s psychopathology following prolonged quarantine can indeed guide effective psychological interventions now and in future similar situations.
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title	Italian Children’s Well-Being after Lockdown: Predictors of Psychopathological Symptoms in Times of COVID-19
title_short	Italian Children’s Well-Being after Lockdown: Predictors of Psychopathological Symptoms in Times of COVID-19
title_full	Italian Children’s Well-Being after Lockdown: Predictors of Psychopathological Symptoms in Times of COVID-19
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Italian Children’s Well-Being after Lockdown: Predictors of Psychopathological Symptoms in Times of COVID-19

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