Open AccessYoung children’s voices in an unlocked Sweden during the COVID-19 pandemic
Author(s) -
Margaretha Jenholt Nolbris,
Susanne Ragnarsson,
Anna Lena Brorsson,
Marla Andréia Garcia de Avila,
Maria Forsner,
Inger Kull,
Anna Lindholm Olinder,
Jonas Mattson,
Staffan Nilsson,
A. C. Rullander,
L. L. Rydström,
Patricia OlayaContreras,
Malin Berghammer
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.953
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1651-1905
pISSN - 1403-4948
DOI - 10.1177/14034948221108250
Subject(s) - anxiety , social distance , pandemic , psychology , distancing , clinical psychology , covid-19 , medicine , developmental psychology , psychiatry , disease , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty)
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Sweden was one of the few countries that rejected lockdowns in favour of recommendations for restrictions, including careful hand hygiene and social distancing. Preschools and primary schools remained open. Several studies have shown negative impacts of the pandemic on children, particularly high levels of anxiety. The study aim was to explore how Swedish school-aged children aged 6-14 years, experienced the COVID-19 pandemic and their perceived anxiety.