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Psychosocial Functioning of Pupils in Residential Settings During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Its Implications for Post-Pandemic Youth Care
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Research Aim: The research problem was formulated as follows: What is psycho-social functioning of students residing in youth educational centers during the COVID-19 pandemic like, and what factors does it depend on? It can be inferred that the situation of social isolation of students with behavioral and emotional disorders affects them negatively in many ways.
Research Method: This paper presents the results of a quantitative study conducted using an on-line questionnaire on a group of 202 adolescents, housed in residential child care institutions.
Results: In the study group, all indicated at least one symptom of poorer psychosocial functioning that they associate with the pandemic situation. In addition, it was noted that the situation of social isolation affects girls significantly more negatively than boys.
Conclusion: The presented study constitutes a prelude to further analysis and research explorations, and thus to developing a model of effective educational work with adolescents in institutional settings. Building interpersonal relationships between pedagogical staff and pupils is crucial to the effectiveness of residential child care practice and serves as a foundation for young people’s developmental progress.
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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17951/lrp.2025.44.2.153-173
Date of publication: 2025-06-26 23:47:02
Date of submission: 2025-01-30 15:59:04
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