The Impact of COVID-19 on Anxiety and Worries for Families of Individuals with Special Education Needs and Disabilities in the UK

Sideropoulos, V.; Dukes, D.; Hanley, M.; Palikara, O.; Rhodes, S.; Riby, D.M.; Samson, A.C.; Van Herwegen, J.

doi:10.1007/s10803-021-05168-5

The Impact of COVID-19 on Anxiety and Worries for Families of Individuals with Special Education Needs and Disabilities in the UK

Sideropoulos, V.; Dukes, D.; Hanley, M.; Palikara, O.; Rhodes, S.; Riby, D.M.; Samson, A.C.; Van Herwegen, J.

Authors

V. Sideropoulos

D. Dukes

Dr Mary Hanley mary.hanley@durham.ac.uk
Professor

O. Palikara

S. Rhodes

D.M. Riby

A.C. Samson

J. Van Herwegen

Abstract

COVID-19 has affected people across the world. The current study examined anxiety and worries during the first UK national lockdown in March 2020. Parents (n = 402) reported on their own anxiety and worries as well as that of their son/daughter with Special Education Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and typically developing (TD) child (n = 186) at three time points. Although both groups showed increased anxiety across the three time points, levels of anxiety in the SEND group, but not the TD siblings, were predicted by awareness about COVID-19. In addition, worries differed between the groups showing that COVID-19 impacts the wellbeing of those with SEND differently to that of their TD siblings.

Citation

Sideropoulos, V., Dukes, D., Hanley, M., Palikara, O., Rhodes, S., Riby, D., …Van Herwegen, J. (2022). The Impact of COVID-19 on Anxiety and Worries for Families of Individuals with Special Education Needs and Disabilities in the UK. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 52(6), 2656-2669. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-021-05168-5

Journal Article Type	Article
Acceptance Date	Jun 24, 2021
Online Publication Date	Jul 1, 2021
Publication Date	2022-06
Deposit Date	Oct 6, 2021
Publicly Available Date	Nov 11, 2021
Journal	Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
Print ISSN	0162-3257
Electronic ISSN	1573-3432
Publisher	Springer
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	52
Issue	6
Pages	2656-2669
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-021-05168-5
Public URL	https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1231715

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