Everyday challenges faced by Polish teenagers during the COVID-19 pandemic in the context of selected demographic factors
Magdalena Korzycka
Department of Children and Adolescent Health, Institute of Mother and ChildWarsaw, Poland
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, Martyna Bójko
Department of Children and Adolescent Health, Institute of Mother and ChildWarsaw, Poland
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, Katarzyna Radiukiewicz
Department of Children and Adolescent Health, Institute of Mother and ChildWarsaw, Poland
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, Anna Dzielska
Department of Children and Adolescent Health, Institute of Mother and ChildWarsaw, Poland
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, Anna Oblacińska
Department of Children and Adolescent Health, Institute of Mother and ChildWarsaw, Poland
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and Anna Fijałkowska
Department of Cardiology, Institute of Mother and ChildWarsaw, Poland
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Feb 09, 2022
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Article Category: Original research
Published Online: Feb 09, 2022
Page range: 191 - 201
Received: Oct 28, 2021
Accepted: Dec 04, 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.34763/jmotherandchild.20212503SI.d-21-00026
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© 2021 Magdalena Korzycka et al., published by Sciendo
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
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Ranking of problems experienced by young people during the pandemic – in the total group in the order from most to least frequent (%)
| Problems | Subjective assessment of the importance of the problem (N=2408) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Lack of problem | Medium problem | Big problem | |
| Lack of possibility to meet friends | 14.6 | 13.2 | 72.2 |
| Concern for the health of loved ones | 13.2 | 17.2 | 69.6 |
| Lack of possibility to travel outside the place of residence | 19.4 | 14.6 | 66.0 |
| Lack of possibility to see family you don't live with every day (e.g. grandparents, cousins) | 19.9 | 18.2 | 61.9 |
| Boredom | 22.7 | 16.7 | 60.6 |
| Necessity to stay at home | 25.0 | 15.7 | 59.3 |
| No outdoor activity | 27.9 | 14.8 | 57.3 |
| Lack of possibility to go to movies, concerts, etc. | 30.0 | 21.2 | 48.8 |
| Lack of possibility to pursue your passions in extracurricular activities that cannot be arranged online | 36.5 | 16.6 | 46.9 |
| Lack of time and space just for yourself | 42.5 | 18.0 | 39.5 |
| Lack of possibility to see your boyfriend/girlfriend | 57.4 | 6.1 | 36.5 |
| Awareness of constant control by parents | 44.9 | 18.6 | 36.5 |
| Concern for your health | 48.6 | 21.6 | 29.8 |
| Fear of infection | 52.9 | 22.0 | 25.1 |