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| Resource type | Journal Article |
| Title(s) | Longitudinal prediction of primary school children’s COVID-related future anxiety in the second year of the pandemic in Germany |
| DOI | 10.48548/pubdata-1426 |
| Handle | 20.500.14123/1495 |
| Creator | Voltmer, Katharina  0000-0001-7660-6736von Salisch, Maria 0000-0002-6800-3596 |
| Abstract | Although research has confirmed that the first COVID-19-related lockdown has increased stress and mental health problems in children, less is known about the longer-term effects of the pandemic on children’s COVID-related future anxiety (CRFA). Because of CRFA’s potentially debilitating effects, risk and resilience factors against this anxiety were investigated. To this end, n = 140 children (49% female) in 3rd and 4th grade classrooms in Germany were asked to perform a working memory task and to self-report about their CRFA and emotion regulation in December 2020 and in May 2021. More maladaptive emotion regulation in December 2020 contributed to the explanation of a high CRFA score in May 2021, whereas a better performance on working memory updating contributed a lower CRFA score later when controls were in place. These results were confirmed when children’s CRFA in December 2020 was included in the prediction of their later CRFA. They suggest that maladaptive strategies of emotion regulation, such as rumination, may explain higher or increasing levels of CRFA, whereas efficient working memory updating may be an indicator of processing information in a way which shields children from CRFA-related thoughts. The concepts underlying these variables should be included in prevention and intervention efforts. |
| Language | English |
| Keywords | Anxiety; COVID-19; Primary School |
| Year of publication in PubData | 2024 |
| Publishing type | Parallel publication |
| Publication version | Published version |
| Date issued | 2024-05-08 |
| Creation context | Research |
| Notes | This publication was funded by the Open Access Publication Fund of Leuphana University Lüneburg. |
| Published by | Medien- und Informationszentrum, Leuphana Universität Lüneburg |
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| Field | Value |
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| Resource type | Journal |
| Title of the resource type | PLoS ONE |
| Identifier | DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0302065 |
| Publication year | 2024 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Number | e0302065 |
| Number type | Article |
| Publisher | Public Library of Science |
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