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L. E. Semenova, V. E. Semenova, PANDEMIC CORONAVIRUS INFECTION COVID-19 AND SELF-ISOLATION IN THE PERCEPTION OF SENIOR PRESCHOOLERS AND PRIMARY SCHOOLCHILDREN
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PANDEMIC CORONAVIRUS INFECTION COVID-19 AND SELF-ISOLATION IN THE PERCEPTION OF SENIOR PRESCHOOLERS AND PRIMARY SCHOOLCHILDREN
L. E. Semenova, PRMU, Nizhny Novgorod,
V. E. Semenova, NIED, Nizhny Novgorod, verunechka08@list.ru
This article discusses the problem of children’s perception of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic and self-isolation. The complexity and high stressfulness of this situation are noted, and the data testifying to the negative impact on the mental and psychological health of the individual of previous epidemics are presented. The article substantiates the need to study the experience of the COVID-19 pandemic and children’s self-isolation, that is reflected in their perception and interpretation of what was perceived. Based on the analysis of 114 fairy tales written by senior preschoolers and primary schoolchildren, the specificity of the children’s version of the perception of the COVID-19 pandemic and self-isolation was studied. Through the methodology of open coding conducted substantial analysis of the texts, which were aimed at obtaining the following information: the study of the children’s point of view about the characteristics of coronavirus; their understanding of actual needs in the situation of a pandemic and isolation together with the basic resources, used to solve difficulties; children’s dominant emotions in the context of what is happening and the key events allocated by children in the context of the situation of a pandemic and isolation, through which they process and reflect on their experience of what is happening. It was found that the image of coronavirus is most often perceived by children as a danger and threat to life and health and is endowed with mainly negative characteristics. In addition, the situation of the COVID-19 pandemic and self-isolation is perceived by children in the context of unmet needs, which are dominated by the needs for safety, pleasure and positive emotions, freedom and activity, as well as in the context of resources to overcome difficulties, with a particular focus on hygiene rules and medical measures. It is stated that the situation of pandemics and self-isolation is mainly associated with negative experiences in senior preschoolers and primary schoolchildren, and, in particular, with the predominance of a sense of fear, but the final of the events that occur is generally assessed by children optimistically. It was found that children at younger ages more likely pay attention to the need for positive changes in consciousness and behavior to solve the situation with the pandemic for a better life in the future, while primary schoolchildren tend to realistic description of the coronavirus and they concentrate on tragic events and emphasis on the dedicated work of physicions in the context of a pandemic. According to the results of the study, it is concluded that in general the situation of the coronavirus pandemic and self-isolation is perceived by children as dangerous and uncomfortable, but solvable completely, including through their own efforts.
Keywords: coronavirus infection pandemic; self-isolation; subjective perception; subjective perceptions; senior preschoolers; primary students; stress; emotional state.
For citation: Semenova L. E`., Semenova V. E`. Pandemic coronavirus infection COVID-19 and self-isolation in the perception of senior preschoolers and primary schoolchildren // Systems Psychology and Sociology. 2020. № 3 (35). P. 85–101. DOI 10.25688/2223-6872.2020.35.3.7
Semenova Lidiya E`duardovna, Doctor of Psychological Sciences, Professor. Professor at the Department of General and Clinical Psychology of the Privolzhsky Research Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. E-mail: verunechka08@list.ru ORCID: 0000-0001-5077-394X
Semenova Vera E`duardovna, PhD in Philosophy, Associate Professor. Associate professor at the Department of preschool education of the Nizhny Novgorod Institute of Education Development, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. E-mail: verunechka08@list.ru ORCID: 0000-0001-5841-5354
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