Design and Validation of a Scale for Measuring Well-Being of Children in Lockdown (WCL)

The objective of this study was to create and validate an instrument to measure the well-being of children in lockdown. As a response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and in the interest of maintaining social distancing, millions of people have been confined to their homes, including children, who have bee...

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Published in:Frontiers in psychology 2020-09, Vol.11, p.2225
Main Authors: Berasategi, Naiara, Idoiaga, Nahia, Dosil, Maria, Eiguren, Amaia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
children
COVID-19
lockdown
Psychology
scale
validation
well-being
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Summary:The objective of this study was to create and validate an instrument to measure the well-being of children in lockdown. As a response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and in the interest of maintaining social distancing, millions of people have been confined to their homes, including children, who have been withdrawn from school and barely able to leave their homes. Thus, it would be useful to evaluate, from a holistic perspective, the well-being of children under these challenging circumstances. The participants were 1,046 children, 48.7% of which were boys and 50.7% girls, recruited in the Basque Country (Northern Spain). The scale was answered by their parents. The survey, entitled "Well-being of Children in Lockdown" (WCL), is composed of six subscales: Emotions, Playful and creative activities, Education, Addictions, Routine, and Physical Activity. Exploratory factor analyses indicate that all the reliability indices were acceptable. The survey demonstrated adequate reliability (alpha = 0.804). We were thus able to confirm the validity of this simple instrument for evaluating the well-being of children aged between 4 and 12 years in lockdown situations. The WCL can be regarded as a useful tool to evaluate the well-being of children in lockdown situations.
ISSN:1664-1078
1664-1078
DOI:10.3389/fpsyg.2020.02225