Anxiety, sleep habits and executive function during the COVID-19 pandemic through parents' perception: a longitudinal study.

ABSTRACT: The present study therefore aims to examine trait and state anxiety, sleep habits and executive functioning during 1 year and a half of the COVID-19 pandemic in children and adolescents through the lens of parents. Assessments were conducted at three different times: April 2020 (T1), October 2020 (T2) and October 2021 (T3). The main sample included 953 children and adolescents aged 6 to 18 years, and scales were used to assess anxiety (STAIC), sleep habits (BEARS) and executive functioning (BRIEF-2). The results showed that 6 months after the outbreak of the pandemic, state and trait anxiety, sleep disturbances and executive dysfunctions increased significantly. One and a half year later, trait anxiety and sleep disturbances have been maintained, while state anxiety and executive dysfuncti

SUBMITTER: Navarro-Soria I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10050808 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature