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Children’s and parents’ worries about online schooling associated with children’s anxiety during lockdown in Ireland

Laffan, Derek orcid logoORCID: 0000-0002-5780-1840, Kuldas, Seffetullah orcid logoORCID: 0000-0003-3510-4056, Sciacca, Beatrice orcid logoORCID: 0000-0003-0678-4902, O'Higgins Norman, James orcid logoORCID: 0000-0003-0997-6942 and Milosevic, Tijana orcid logoORCID: 0000-0003-1502-7479 (2023) Children’s and parents’ worries about online schooling associated with children’s anxiety during lockdown in Ireland. International Journal of Communication Systems, 17 . pp. 669-691. ISSN 1932-8036

Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has persisted as a worrying time for children who have been using technology for online schooling during lockdown and their parents. This study investigates the extent of children’s and parents’ self-reported worries associated with children’s anxiety during lockdown in Ireland. Data for 461 children and 461 parents were analyzed from the Ireland dataset obtained as part of the Kids’ Digital Lives in COVID-19 Times (KiDiCoTi) international survey. Children reported worries about keeping up with school activities online, getting poor grades, and completing their schoolwork online. Parents reported worries about COVID-19 having a negative influence on their children’s education and their children being exposed to more online risks. Children’s worries about school explained much of the variance of their anxiety to a significant degree, whereas parents’ worries explained that variance to a lesser extent. Implications of these results are discussed in the article.
Metadata
Item Type:Article (Published)
Refereed:Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords:technology; children’s worry; parents’ worry; anxiety, emergency online schooling
Subjects:Social Sciences > Education
Social Sciences > Educational technology
DCU Faculties and Centres:DCU Faculties and Schools > Institute of Education > School of Human Development
Research Institutes and Centres > ADAPT
Research Institutes and Centres > Anti-Bullying Research Centre (ABC)
Publisher:John Wiley & Sons
Official URL:https://ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc/article/view/17597...
Copyright Information:© 2023 The Authors.
Funders:"- European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme - European Regional Development Fund"
ID Code:29408
Deposited On:15 Jan 2024 15:10 by Dylan Pidgeon . Last Modified 24 Jan 2024 17:45
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