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

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., Hassan, S., & 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
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1201737