Background Good quality friendships and relationships are critical to the development of
social competence and are associated with quality of life and mental health in childhood and …

Background COVID-19 is an emerging issue that has significant consequences on psycho-
social well-being. Methods In this regard, a survey was conducted on a large group of …

This articles reflects the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the everyday lives of children
and their families in Estonia during lockdown in spring 2020 and 2021. The data corpus is …

Adolescence is a critical period for social development, which COVID-19 has dramatically
altered. Quarantined youths had limited in-person interactions with peers. The present study …

The social distancing measures implemented to contain the coronavirus (COVID-19)
pandemic worldwide have created a series of emotional and economic challenges. The aim …

The continuing COVID-19 pandemic enables assessment of the adaptability of young adults
to non-normative stressors threatening their social-emotional wellbeing. Focusing …

The negative impacts of COVID 19 on children's holistic development have been reported by
researchers around the world. This qualitative study explored teachers' and parents' …

The COVID-19 crisis has affected everyone, especially elementary school-aged children
who might be too young to fully understand the sudden changes in familiar social norms as …

Purpose COVID-19 has disrupted many aspects of adolescents' lives, yet little data are
available that document their subjective experiences of the pandemic. In a mixed-methods …

The current study examines if perceived negative changes due to COVID‐19 are related to
adolescent loneliness, stress and depressive symptoms and whether friendship factors …