Parents’ Views of the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Generation Alpha: A Descriptive Study

Vildan Apaydın Cırık; Bahar Aksoy

Makale detayları

Parents’ Views of the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Generation Alpha: A Descriptive Study

Yazarlar:

Vildan Apaydın Cırık | Bahar Aksoy

Yayıncı:

Izmir Katip Celebi University

Ana Başlıklar:

Sağlık Kurumları Yönetimi

Dergi:

İzmir Katip Çelebi Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi Dergisi Vol.8 Issue 2, pp.439-448

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2023

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001292278

pISSN:

2458-9799

Anahtar kelimeler:

Özet:

 Objective: The COVID-19 pandemic is a turning point for Generation Alpha. This study was conducted to determine parents views of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their Generation Alpha children. Material and Method: This descriptive, comparative, and crosssectional study was conducted on 395 parents of Generation Alpha children between January 10 and March 10, 2021. Data were collected using a parent and child sociodemographic form and a questionnaire for generation alpha during the COVID-19 pandemic. Descriptive statistics and paired sample t-test were used for analysis. Effect size was calculated using Cohens d method. Results: Less than a quarter of the parents stated the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their children was fear 22.8. Less than half the parents noted that the positive impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their children was togetherness 39.5. According to parents, their Generation Alpha children spent significantly more time on social media t  -8.647, p0.001, effect size  0.70 and watching TV t  -9.324, p0.001, effect size  0.70 during the pandemic than before the pandemic. Conclusion: The COVID-19 pandemic will shape the life and transform the characteristics of the members of Generation Alpha. Authorities should provide parents with training and counseling about Generation Alpha. Moreover, professionals and educators should provide Generation Alpha children with education and career guidance to help them shape their own future.

 Objective: The COVID-19 pandemic is a turning point for Generation Alpha. This study was conducted to determine parents views of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their Generation Alpha children. Material and Method: This descriptive, comparative, and crosssectional study was conducted on 395 parents of Generation Alpha children between January 10 and March 10, 2021. Data were collected using a parent and child sociodemographic form and a questionnaire for generation alpha during the COVID-19 pandemic. Descriptive statistics and paired sample t-test were used for analysis. Effect size was calculated using Cohens d method. Results: Less than a quarter of the parents stated the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their children was fear 22.8. Less than half the parents noted that the positive impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their children was togetherness 39.5. According to parents, their Generation Alpha children spent significantly more time on social media t  -8.647, p0.001, effect size  0.70 and watching TV t  -9.324, p0.001, effect size  0.70 during the pandemic than before the pandemic. Conclusion: The COVID-19 pandemic will shape the life and transform the characteristics of the members of Generation Alpha. Authorities should provide parents with training and counseling about Generation Alpha. Moreover, professionals and educators should provide Generation Alpha children with education and career guidance to help them shape their own future.

 Objective: The COVID-19 pandemic is a turning point for Generation Alpha. This study was conducted to determine parents views of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their Generation Alpha children. Material and Method: This descriptive, comparative, and crosssectional study was conducted on 395 parents of Generation Alpha children between January 10 and March 10, 2021. Data were collected using a parent and child sociodemographic form and a questionnaire for generation alpha during the COVID-19 pandemic. Descriptive statistics and paired sample t-test were used for analysis. Effect size was calculated using Cohens d method. Results: Less than a quarter of the parents stated the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their children was fear 22.8. Less than half the parents noted that the positive impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their children was togetherness 39.5. According to parents, their Generation Alpha children spent significantly more time on social media t  -8.647, p0.001, effect size  0.70 and watching TV t  -9.324, p0.001, effect size  0.70 during the pandemic than before the pandemic. Conclusion: The COVID-19 pandemic will shape the life and transform the characteristics of the members of Generation Alpha. Authorities should provide parents with training and counseling about Generation Alpha. Moreover, professionals and educators should provide Generation Alpha children with education and career guidance to help them shape their own future.

 Amaç: COVID-19 pandemisi, alfa kuşağı için bir dönüm noktasıdır. Bu çalışma, ebeveynlerin COVID-19 pandemisinin alfa kuşağı çocukları üzerindeki etkisine ilişkin görüşlerini belirlemek için yapılmıştır. Gereç ve Yöntem: Bu tanımlayıcı, karşılaştırmalı ve kesitsel araştırma, 10 Ocak- 10 Mart 2021 tarihleri arasında alfa kuşağı çocuğuna sahip 395 ebeveyn ile yürütülmüştür. Veriler, araştırmacılar tarafından hazırlanan Ebeveyn ve Çocuk Sosyo-demografik Form ve COVID-19 Sürecinde Alfa Kuşağı Tanıtım Formu ile toplanmıştır. Veri analizinde tanımlayıcı istatistikler ve eşleştirilmiş örneklem t testi kullanılmıştır. Etki büyüklüğü Cohens d yöntemi ile hesaplanmıştır. Bulgular: Ebeveynlerin dörtte birinden azı, COVID-19 pandemisinin çocukları üzerindeki olumsuz etkisini korku olduğunu belirtmiştir 22,8. Ebeveynlerin yarısından azı, COVID-19 pandemisinin çocukları üzerindeki olumlu etkisini beraberlik 39,5 olduğunu belirtmiştir. Ebeveynlerine göre alfa kuşağının COVID-19 pandemisi sırasında bir günde sosyal medyada ve televizyonda harcadıkları zaman ortalamalarının COVID-19 pandemisi öncesine göre daha yüksek olduğu ve aradaki farkın istatistiksel olarak anlamlı olduğu belirlenmiştir, sırasıyla t  -8,647, p  0,001, etki büyüklüğü  0,70; t  -9,324, p  0,001, etki büyüklüğü  0,70. Sonuç: COVID-19 sürecinin gelecekte alfa kuşağının yaşantısını şekillendireceği ve alfa kuşağının özelliklerini değiştirebileceği ifade edilebilir. Yetkililer, ebeveynlere alfa kuşağı hakkında eğitim ve danışmanlık sağlamalıdır. İlaveten, sağlık profesyonelleri ve eğitimciler, alfa kuşağı çocuklarına kendi geleceklerini şekillendirmelerine yardımcı olmak için eğitim ve kariyer rehberliği sağlamalıdır.

Makale detayları

Parents’ Views of the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Generation Alpha: A Descriptive Study

Yazarlar:

Vildan Apaydın Cırık | Bahar Aksoy

Yayıncı:

Izmir Katip Celebi University

Ana Başlıklar:

Sağlık Kurumları Yönetimi

Dergi:

İzmir Katip Çelebi Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi Dergisi Vol.8 Issue 2, pp.439-448

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2023

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001292278

pISSN:

2458-9799

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COVID-19

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parentÇocuk

COVID-19

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pandemi

ebeveyn

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Vildan Apaydın Cırık | Bahar Aksoy

Yayıncı: Izmir Katip Celebi University

Ana Başlıklar: Sağlık Kurumları Yönetimi

Dergi: İzmir Katip Çelebi Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi Dergisi Vol.8 Issue 2, pp.439-448

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 6/2023

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2001292278

pISSN: 2458-9799

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Vildan Apaydın Cırık | Bahar Aksoy

Yayıncı:

Izmir Katip Celebi University

Ana Başlıklar:

Sağlık Kurumları Yönetimi

Dergi:

İzmir Katip Çelebi Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi Dergisi Vol.8 Issue 2, pp.439-448

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2023

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001292278

pISSN:

2458-9799