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Social Emotional Behaviors of Young Children in Pandemic Time
No full textThe impact of COVID-19 on social-emotional development in young children has significant implications. Studies currently show mixed findings. Young children missed essential experiences early in life relating to social, emotional, and language development due to COVID-19, which correlated with worsened adult-child relationships in children under six years of age (Erwin & Frey, 2023). The strongest predictor for all child reactions was family stress and instability (Larsen et al., 2022). Other studies indicated that lack of socio-affective and physical stimuli emerge as two of the main concerns for children aged 3-12 after COVID-19. This is particularly true in socioeconomically deprived children (López-Bueno et al., 2021). There also seems to be a difference among age groups. A longitudinal study done in Japan found that the social quarantine did influence children’s social relationships with others. However, the main effect was found in elementary school-aged children while infants and preschoolers were found to have no significant difference in social-emotional behavior after the quarantine (Hagihara et al., 2022). Another study observed how teachers were able to use reading and discussing children\u27s books related to social-emotional learning, using visuals, and engaging children in targeted conversations that allow the child to use and expand upon those social and emotional skills that they learn to teach social and emotional learning skills to preschool students. With mixed findings, the current project aims to examine COVID-19’s impact on social-emotional behaviors in young children (ages 3-4) after three years of COVID-19. Teachers are asked to rate children’s behaviors in the classroom. In addition, teachers are also asked to report overall children’s social-emotional behaviors in classroom during the pandemic time. The data collected following COVID-19 are used to compare with the data collected before 2020 to document the potential differences in social-emotional behaviors
THEMATIC ANALYSIS OF THE SIGHTS AND SOUNDS OF VETERAN IDENTITY: CONCLUSIONS FROM COHORT 1
No full textOur study employed photovoice and lyric analysis, two qualitative community-based participatory action research methods, in a cohort design to investigate how Veterans define their post-service identities. Photovoice enables Veterans to share their personal stories through photographs that represent their identities, while lyric analysis allows them to reflect on songs that resonate with their experiences. Veterans in our first cohort (N = 4) responded to the prompt, What does being a Veteran mean to you? by taking photos and selecting songs that reflected aspects of their identities. They then participated in semi-structured interviews to discuss the significance of these images and lyrics. The interviews varied in length and allowed each Veteran to explore their experiences in a meaningful way. Transcripts from these interviews, along with the lyrics of their chosen songs and other relevant artifacts (e.g., journal notes, research notes), were analyzed using a phenomenological approach to identify themes related to Veteran identity. Member-checking, where participants reviewed and discussed the results with researchers, was used to ensure external validity. Preliminary findings reveal common identity themes such as honor, integrity, pride, isolation/loneliness, duty, sacrifice, humanity, identity conflict, and loyalty. Despite the high degree of commonality in these themes, the research highlights that Veteran identity is not monolithic. Each participant processed their experiences through a unique lens, even with shared military culture. These methods build trust between historically exploited and excluded groups in science and researchers, amplifying marginalized voices. As a final exhibition, we hosted an interactive gallery featuring Veterans\u27 photos and songs to share their experiences with the public. The event included live performances and displays of highlighted lyrics and photos. Our project empowered Veterans to share their voices and helped rebuild trust between Veterans and the scientific community, addressing historical exploitation. Moving forward, we plan to recruit more Veterans and focus on the experiences of those with more intersectional identities
