Mental health of elementary students in Corona pandemic: A key role of health literacy

Subject Areas : Research in Curriculum Planning

Najmeh Jafari ¹ , alireza araghieeh ² , Alireza Asareh ³ , Mehdi Davaei ⁴ , Hamid Moghaddasi ⁵

1 - PhD student in Curriculum Planning Studies, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
2 - Associate Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Islamshahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Islamshahr, Iran.
3 - Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
4 - Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
5 - Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

Received: 2021-09-12 Accepted : 2022-02-05 Published : 2022-05-22

Keywords: mental health, health literacy, Corona epidemic,

Abstract :

The aim of this study was to evaluate the mental health of primary school students in Corona pandemic with emphasis on health literacy. The research method is applied based on the purpose and based on the nature and method of the research, the quality is thematic analysis (content network) and cross-sectional in terms of data collection time. The statistical population includes all mothers with children in primary school living in Qom at the time of coronavirus outbreak. To determine the samples of this research, purposive sampling method and snowball method (up to theoretical saturation) have been used. The data collection tool was a semi-structured interview. Theme analysis or theme analysis was used to analyze the data. Findings from the interview were extracted and classified into 7 main themes and 25 sub-themes. The results of this study showed that the prevalence of Covid 19 disease with psychological problems such as (behavioral and emotional problems, self-regulation problems, anxiety and fear, problems related to coping and coping strategies, experience of misbehavior and emotional harassment, depressed mood and stress ) Has been associated with the children studied. The prevalence of coronavirus affects the mental health of children and its serious effects on various aspects of their personal, family, social, educational life are evident, and illiteracy is a threat to mental health and disrupts social health.

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