1. Identifying strengths in response to social isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic among pre-university students in Singapore: a thematic enquiry.
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Rhodes, Christine, Kotera, Yasuhiro, and Lim, HongIan
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WELL-being , *RESEARCH , *CRYPTOGENIC organizing pneumonia , *SOCIAL support , *SAMPLE size (Statistics) , *RESEARCH methodology , *MENTAL health , *HEALTH outcome assessment , *INTERVIEWING , *SOCIAL isolation , *QUALITATIVE research , *CONCEPTUAL structures , *PSYCHOLOGY of high school students , *INTERPERSONAL relations , *PSYCHOLOGICAL adaptation , *THEMATIC analysis , *COVID-19 pandemic , *PSYCHOLOGICAL resilience , *ADOLESCENCE - Abstract
Social isolation can have a negative impact on well-being, yet important strengths can emerge in adversity. Our aim was to explore how pre-university students in Singapore responded to the social isolation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. We conducted a thematic analysis of in-depth semi-structured interviews with six pre-university students (three males and three females). Singaporean pre-university students found a "lack of face-to-face contact" (Theme 1) with friends challenging. However, they utilised "acceptance" (Theme 2), and "adaptability and resilience" (Theme 3) to cope with the changes associated with the COVID-19 restrictions. Educators, counsellors, parents and researchers may better support pre-university students' well-being by discussing how to enhance the students' strengths, rather than solely attempting to alleviate negative mental health outcomes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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