COPING STRATEGIES FOR ADOLESCENTS WHO LOST A FAMILY MEMBER TO COVID-19

The loss of a family member due to Covid-19 in adolescence raises several questions, including, what are the repercussions of a loss at this important stage of development and what are the feelings experienced by this age group? This work aimed to understand the coping strategies of adolescents who...

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Autores: Orsolin, Josiele, Sierota, Natália
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:Brasil
Institución:Faculdade Patos de Minas (FPM)
Repositorio:Psicologia e Saúde em Debate
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs2.psicodebate.dpgpsifpm.com.br:article/1139
Acceso en línea:https://psicodebate.dpgpsifpm.com.br/index.php/periodico/article/view/1139
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Adolescentes
COVID-19
Estrategias De Afrontamiento
Estratégias de enfrentamento
Teenagers
Covid-19
Coping Strategies
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Sumario:The loss of a family member due to Covid-19 in adolescence raises several questions, including, what are the repercussions of a loss at this important stage of development and what are the feelings experienced by this age group? This work aimed to understand the coping strategies of adolescents who lost a family member due to COVID-19, understand their experiences and/or feelings regarding the loss and demonstrate how the family views the adolescent's ways of coping from their own perception. adolescent. To this end, a mixed research method was used, of an investigative type, under a sequential constructivist design. A semi-structured interview and the Problem Coping Scale (EMEP) instrument were applied to 15 adolescents enrolled in a school in a city in the interior of Rio Grande do Sul and who lost a family member to COVID-19. It can be seen that participants used more problem-focused coping strategies than emotion-focused strategies. The experiences and feelings included sadness, a feeling of emptiness, lack and withdrawal, however in relation to how the adolescent perceives the family in this process, the participants reported having a present and welcoming family, which may indicate a positive family relationship.