Design and Validation of a Scale for Measuring Well-Being of Children in Lockdown (WCL)

Frontiers in Psychology

Naiara Berasategi¹  Amaia Eiguren¹  Nahia Idoiaga²  Maria Dosil³ 

[1] Department of Didactics and School Organisation, University of the Basque Country - UPV/EHU, Bilbao, Spain;Department of Evolutionary and Educational Psychology, University of the Basque Country - UPV/EHU, Bilbao, Spain;Department of Research and Diagnostic Methods in Education, University of the Basque Country - UPV/EHU, Bilbao, Spain;

关键词: children;    well-being;    scale;    validation;    lockdown;    COVID-19;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2020.02225

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

The objective of this study was to create and validate an instrument to measure the well-being of children in lockdown. As a response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and in the interest of maintaining social distancing, millions of people have been confined to their homes, including children, who have been withdrawn from school and barely able to leave their homes. Thus, it would be useful to evaluate, from a holistic perspective, the well-being of children under these challenging circumstances. The participants were 1,046 children, 48.7% of which were boys and 50.7% girls, recruited in the Basque Country (Northern Spain). The scale was answered by their parents. The survey, entitled “Well-being of Children in Lockdown” (WCL), is composed of six subscales: Emotions, Playful and creative activities, Education, Addictions, Routine, and Physical Activity. Exploratory factor analyses indicate that all the reliability indices were acceptable. The survey demonstrated adequate reliability (alpha = 0.804). We were thus able to confirm the validity of this simple instrument for evaluating the well-being of children aged between 4 and 12 years in lockdown situations. The WCL can be regarded as a useful tool to evaluate the well-being of children in lockdown situations.

【 授权许可】

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