Gamification and family leisure to alleviate the psychological impact of confinement due to COVID‐19

This study presents a quasi‐experimental longitudinal mixed‐methods research about the participation in leisure activities, physical activity, and games, as part of the family leisure programme (“Lunae Magic School”) for Spanish families with children under 12 years old during COVID‐19 lockdown. The...

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Published in:Children & Society 2022-07, Vol.36 (4), p.433-449
Main Authors: Manzano‐León, Ana, Rodríguez‐Ferrer, José Miguel, Aguilar‐Parra, José Manuel, Herranz‐Hernández, Rafael
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anxiety
Children
COVID-19
Discomfort
Families & family life
family leisure
Family school relationship
Games
Gamification
Leisure
lockdown
Mental health
Original
Parents & parenting
Physical activity
Physical fitness
Program implementation
Quasi-experimental methods
Recreation
Time use
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Summary:This study presents a quasi‐experimental longitudinal mixed‐methods research about the participation in leisure activities, physical activity, and games, as part of the family leisure programme (“Lunae Magic School”) for Spanish families with children under 12 years old during COVID‐19 lockdown. The impact on parents and their perception of the psychological well‐being of their children is evaluated. The results show that leisure activities reduce the parent's anxiety levels measured with STAI scale (p = .0001) and their perception of the physical and emotional discomfort of their children, measured with PSC scale (p 
ISSN:0951-0605
1099-0860
DOI:10.1111/chso.12495