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Disruptions, adjustments and hopes: The impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on child well‐being in five Majority World Countries

Haffejee, Sadiyya; Vostanis, Panos; O'Reilly, Michelle; Law, Effie; Eruyar, Seyda; Fleury, Julianna; Hassan, Sajida; Getanda, Elijah

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Authors

Sadiyya Haffejee

Panos Vostanis

Michelle O'Reilly

Seyda Eruyar

Julianna Fleury

Sajida Hassan

Elijah Getanda



Abstract

Drawing on integrated data from focus groups and diary entries, we explored the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on child well-being for children from five Majority World Countries. We focus on the disruptions the pandemic caused, the adjustments made in response to these, and children's vision of a post-pandemic world. Underlying children's experiences of loss, boredom and concerns about educational progress, was an awareness of systemic inequalities that disadvantaged them or others in their community. Findings have implications on capturing children's voices through introspective and dialogical approaches that transcend cultures and for the development of preventive and responsive interventions during crises.

Citation

Haffejee, S., Vostanis, P., O'Reilly, M., Law, E., Eruyar, S., Fleury, J., …Getanda, E. (2023). Disruptions, adjustments and hopes: The impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on child well‐being in five Majority World Countries. Children & Society, 37(1), 8-28. https://doi.org/10.1111/chso.12563

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Feb 22, 2022
Online Publication Date Mar 31, 2022
Publication Date 2023-01
Deposit Date Jun 16, 2022
Publicly Available Date Mar 31, 2023
Journal Children & Society
Print ISSN 0951-0605
Electronic ISSN 1099-0860
Publisher Wiley
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 37
Issue 1
Pages 8-28
DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/chso.12563

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