Abstract
This mixed-methods study examined the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on 1493 Grades 7, 8, and 9 students’ self-perceived emotional states in Wuhan, China when it was locked down for the pandemic on January 23, 2020 and when the lockdown was lifted on April 8, 2020, as well as the changes of their emotional states over the 1-year period after the lockdown was lifted. A five-point Likert scale survey was administered to the participants between March 1 and April 1, 2020 when Wuhan was blocked down; and three focus group interviews were conducted between May 1 and May 31, 2021, 1 year after the lockdown was lifted. The results showed that these students in Wuhan experienced feelings of loss of control and negative emotions when the city was locked down and they were home quarantined; furthermore, there were significant differences for their self-perceived feelings of loss of control and negative emotions across demographic variables of gender, grade level, physical activity, social economic status, and family cohesion; finally, their emotional states changed substantially at different time nodes during this pandemic. Implications for students, parents, and schools are discussed.
Highlights
The Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic broke out suddenly at the beginning of 2020 in Wuhan, China and quickly spread across the whole country and other parts of the world (Chen et al, 2020, 2021; Dan, 2020; Li and Xu, 2020)
This study aimed to examine the emotional states of middle school students in Wuhan City, when it was locked down for the COVID-19 pandemic on January 23, 2020, during the lockdown of the city, and after the lockdown was lifted on April 8, 2020
A total of 1493 middle school students became the participants of this study
Summary
The Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic broke out suddenly at the beginning of 2020 in Wuhan, China and quickly spread across the whole country and other parts of the world (Chen et al, 2020, 2021; Dan, 2020; Li and Xu, 2020). In particular, are the most likely affected group by the COVID-19 pandemic (Commodari and La Rosa, 2020, 2021; Guessoum et al, 2020; Wang et al, 2021). They could not accurately identify the authenticity of information about this pandemic because of the rapid flood of complex information on the Internet and social media; they would have to study online at home because schools had been closed; they could develop feelings of loss of control and negative emotions; and the increased such feelings may lead to mental health problems such as anxiety and depression (Liu, 2020; Yu et al, 2020)
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