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Welsh kids' self-reported wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic differed by gender, ethnicity and deprivation, with younger children reporting the need for playing with friends and older students wanting support with anxiety and educational pressures

12.15.21 | PLOS

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Welsh kids' self-reported wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic differed by gender, ethnicity and deprivation, with younger children reporting the need for playing with friends and older students wanting support with anxiety and educational pressures

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Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0260640

Article Title: Factors influencing wellbeing in young people during COVID-19: A survey with 6291 young people in Wales

Author Countries: U.K.

Funding: This study has been funded by the National Centre for Population Health and Wellbeing Research (NCPHWR) ( https://ncphwr.org.uk/ ). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.

PLOS ONE

10.1371/journal.pone.0260640

Factors influencing wellbeing in young people during COVID-19: A survey with 6291 young people in Wales

15-Dec-2021

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Keywords

Anxiety Children Clinical Psychology Covid 19 Education Education Economics Education Research Epidemiology Ethnicity Gender Gender Studies Health and Medicine Mental Health Psychological Science Psychological Stress Young People

Article Information

Journal
PLOS ONE
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0260640
Article Publication Date
2021-12-15
Article Title
Factors influencing wellbeing in young people during COVID-19: A survey with 6291 young people in Wales
COI Statement
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Contact Information

Hanna Abdallah
PLOS
onepress@plos.org

How to Cite This Article

APA:
PLOS. (2021, December 15). Welsh kids' self-reported wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic differed by gender, ethnicity and deprivation, with younger children reporting the need for playing with friends and older students wanting support with anxiety and educational pressures. Brightsurf News. https://www.brightsurf.com/news/12DDKJE1/welsh-kids-self-reported-wellbeing-during-the-covid-19-pandemic-differed-by-gender-ethnicity-and-deprivation-with-younger-children-reporting-the-need-for-playing-with-friends-and-older-students-wantin.html
MLA:
"Welsh kids' self-reported wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic differed by gender, ethnicity and deprivation, with younger children reporting the need for playing with friends and older students wanting support with anxiety and educational pressures." Brightsurf News, Dec. 15 2021, https://www.brightsurf.com/news/12DDKJE1/welsh-kids-self-reported-wellbeing-during-the-covid-19-pandemic-differed-by-gender-ethnicity-and-deprivation-with-younger-children-reporting-the-need-for-playing-with-friends-and-older-students-wantin.html.