The Effects of COVID-19 School Disruptions on Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Skills

<p>School disruptions, closure of school buildings and online learning, in response to the coronavirus disease in 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic impacted students in unique ways (Azmat & Ahmad, 2022; Hosszu et al., 2022; Hussong et al., 2021; Patrick et al., 2020; Spitzer, 2020) and possibly had long-term effects on the social, emotional, and behavioral skills students normally establish and practice within the school setting (Steedly et al., 2008; Taylor & Larson, 1999; Zins et al., 2007). The lack of research related to the effects of school closures during the Covid-19 pandemic on social, emotional, and behavioral skills was addressed in this research study through analyzing student discipline referral data from pre-Covid school closures and after schools reopened (Welsh, 2022). During the Covid-19 pandemic, school disruptions likely had an impact on students and the development of their social, emotional, and behavioral skills (Hosszu et al., 2022; Spitzer, 2020). This research study identified the effects of school disruptions on the social, emotional, and behavioral skills of students and hypothesized that school disruptions resulted in decreased social, emotional, and behavioral skills in students.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Philosophy - School Psychology

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Human Services

Year dc:date.available

2023

Author dc:creator

• Rios, Reggie N.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Dr. Elaine Turner
• Dr. Luis Aguerrevere
• Dr. Daniel McCleary

• COVID-19
• social
• emotional
• behavioral skills
• school disruptions
• pandemic
• schools
• students
• SDRs
• ODRs
• Education
• Educational Psychology
• Psychology
• School Psychology
• Social and Behavioral Sciences

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/etds/554

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholarworks.sfasu.edu:etds-1567