This exploratory study assessed parents' perceptions of the emotional and behavioral impacts of the COVID-19 lockdown on their children. The total sample included 749 children, aged 4 to 13 years old (353 girls, 396 boys); 524 parents took part. The emotional and behavioral changes observed during the societal lockdown, family coexistence, the impact of COVID-19 on family well-being, and the frequency of social contacts before and during this lockdown were investigated. Results show that the most frequently reported difficulties were worry, agitation, anxiety, sadness, loneliness, nervousness, arguing, anger, frustration, boredom, irritability, behavioral problems, and laziness. Family coexistence declined significantly during this lockdown, and parents mentioned that COVID-19 had an impact on family well-being. Various ordinal logistic regressions showed that family coexistence, children's nervousness due to COVID-19, the impact of COVID-19 on family well-being, age, and social contacts before and during this lockdown seemed to explain the various emotional and behavioral changes observed in children during the societal lockdown. These results are discussed and recommendations are made.

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父母对 COVID-19 社会封锁对家庭福祉以及 4 至 13 岁瓦隆比利时儿童情绪和行为状态的影响：一项探索性研究。


这项探索性研究评估了家长对 COVID-19 封锁对孩子情绪和行为影响的看法。样本总数包括 749 名 4 至 13 岁儿童（女孩 353 名，男孩 396 名）； 524 名家长参加。调查了社会封锁期间观察到的情绪和行为变化、家庭共存、COVID-19 对家庭福祉的影响以及封锁之前和期间的社交接触频率。结果显示，最常报告的困难是担心、激动、焦虑、悲伤、孤独、紧张、争吵、愤怒、沮丧、无聊、易怒、行为问题和懒惰。封锁期间，家庭和睦相处显着下降，家长们提到 COVID-19 对家庭福祉产生了影响。各种有序 Logistic 回归显示，家庭共存、儿童因 COVID-19 而感到紧张、COVID-19 在封锁之前和封锁期间对家庭福祉、年龄和社交接触的影响似乎解释了在封锁期间观察到的各种情绪和行为变化。社会封锁期间的儿童。对这些结果进行了讨论并提出了建议。