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- Title
Knowledge about COVID-19 between Children and Adolescents with and without High Intellectual Abilities.
- Authors
López-Aymes, Gabriela; Valadez Sierra, María de los Dolores; Borges, África; Ortiz Coronel, Grecia Emilia; Flores-Bravo, Juan Francisco; Rodríguez-Cervantes, Celia Josefina; Ruvalcaba-Romero, Norma A.
- Abstract
Among the characteristics within people with high intellectual abilities, some that stand out are a better handling of information, asynchronous development, high awareness, and sensibility. Therefore, our goal was to learn if, due to these characteristics, the children and adolescents with high intellectual abilities have a better understanding and comprehension about COVID-19 compared to those with average intellectual abilities. A qualitative study was conducted at the beginning of the lockdown with 649 children with and without high intellectual abilities. An online questionnaire was used and three open questions were analyzed with the ALCESTE software. The results showed that both groups had a similar handling of the information regarding COVID-19. Despite this, in the high ability group there is a greater social concern, which coincides with some characteristics associated with a more developed moral conscience. The results are then discussed in terms of the importance of designing actions that allow us to adequately follow the control and intervention strategies, as well as to propose improvements in the communication of relevant information before diverse crises to which the child population may be exposed.
- Subjects
COMPUTER software; COVID-19; COGNITION; HEALTH literacy; COMPARATIVE studies; QUALITATIVE research; QUESTIONNAIRES; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; STAY-at-home orders; DATA analysis software; STATISTICAL sampling; THEMATIC analysis; CHILDREN; ADOLESCENCE
- Publication
Healthcare (2227-9032), 2023, Vol 11, Issue 17, p2408
- ISSN
2227-9032
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/healthcare11172408