Assessing School Community Needs during the Initial Outbreak of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Teacher, Parent and Student Perceptions

Autor/inn/en	Hatzichristou, Chryse; Georgakakou-Koutsonikou, Niki; Lianos, Panayiotis; Lampropoulou, Aikaterini; Yfanti, Theodora
Titel	Assessing School Community Needs during the Initial Outbreak of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Teacher, Parent and Student Perceptions
Quelle	In: School Psychology International, 42 (2021) 6, S.590-615 (26 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Hatzichristou, Chryse) ORCID (Lampropoulou, Aikaterini)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0143-0343
DOI	10.1177/01430343211041697
Schlagwörter	COVID-19; Foreign Countries; Pandemics; School Closing; Community Needs; Parent Attitudes; Teacher Attitudes; Anxiety; Coping; Resilience (Psychology); Adjustment (to Environment); Health; Well Being; Stress Management; School Psychology; Mental Health; Adolescents; Student Attitudes; Preschool Education; Elementary Secondary Education; Greece + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; School closings; Schule; Schließung; Schließung (von Schulen); Elternverhalten; Lehrerverhalten; Angst; Bewältigung; Gesundheit; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Stressmanagement; Stressbewältigung; Schulpsychologie; Psychohygiene; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Schülerverhalten; Pre-school education; Vorschulerziehung; Griechenland
Abstract	The COVID-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented impact on the lives of adults and children worldwide. Schools were among the first settings to be influenced by this crisis. Home confinement and school closure were implemented as necessary preventive measures creating a new way of living based on web-based communication. The aim of the study is to explore school community needs during the COVID-19 outbreak in Greece. The study followed a mixed methods design, consisting of a teacher, a parent and an adolescent survey. The sample entailed 1,157 participants (414 teachers, 487 parents and 256 adolescents). Quantitative data were collected using questionnaires. Qualitative data were collected using open-ended questions to explore participants' adjustment and needs during the pandemic. Parents and teachers showed high propensity for anxiety and high levels of resilient coping. Health and adaptation concerns were evident in all samples. Teachers, parents and adolescents described helpful coping practices, primarily related to social support. The findings highlight the importance of supporting all school community members to cope with feelings of stress and anxiety during the pandemic and to identify and make use of helpful personal and social resources. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01