RT Journal Article
T1 Implications of the online teaching model derived from the COVID-19 lockdown situation for anxiety and executive functioning in Spanish children and adolescents.
A1 Lavigne-Cervan, Rocio
A1 Costa-López, Borja
A1 Juárez-Ruiz de Mier, Rocío
A1 Sánchez-Muñoz de León, Marta
A1 Real-Fernández, Marta
A1 Navarro-Soria, Ignasi
K1 Adolescentes - Psicología
K1 Salud mental, Servicios comunitarios de
AB Given the seriousness of the existing situation regarding the mental health of children and adolescents relating to the confinement period imposed due to COVID-19, we conducted this study to describe the effects of the confinement on state anxiety and executive functioning dimensions in a period of online educational modality. A sample of 953 children and adolescents was assessed. A sociodemographic questionnaire, the State Anxiety Inventory for Children (STAIC), and the Behavioral Evaluation of Executive Function (BRIEF-2) scale were applied. The analysis of the results indicates that 68.8% of children and adolescents presented medium–high levels of anxiety. Regarding sex, females showed higher levels of anxiety and worse levels of executive functioning. Although the group aged 11 to 18 years showed methodologically higher state anxiety (p = 0.041) than the group aged 6 to 10 years, the difference was not clinically relevant (δ = −0.113). The state anxiety variable was also correlated positively and significantly to the three executive functioning dimensions explored. In conclusion, it seems evident that COVID-19 lockdowns could have psychological and emotional effects on children and adolescents.
PB Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing  Institute
YR 2021
FD 2021
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/33660
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/33660
LA eng
NO Lavigne-Cervan, R., Costa-López, B., Juárez-Ruiz de Mier, R., Sánchez-Muñoz de León, M., Real-Fernández, M., & Navarro-Soria, I. (2021). Implications of the online teaching model derived from the COVID-19 lockdown situation for anxiety and executive functioning in Spanish children and adolescents. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(19), 10456.. doi:https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph181910456
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 19 ene 2026