Does Being a Scout Affect Confinement Due to COVID-19? A Comparative Exploratory Descriptive Study with Spanish Adolescents

Jorge Asensio-Ramón, José M. Rodríguez-Ferrer, Ana Manzano-León, José Manuel Aguilar-Parra, María del Pilar Díaz-López and Nuria Torres-López
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Jorge Asensio-Ramón: Department of Psychology, University of Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain
José M. Rodríguez-Ferrer: Department of Psychology, University of Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain
Ana Manzano-León: Department of Psychology, University of Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain
José Manuel Aguilar-Parra: Department of Psychology, University of Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain
María del Pilar Díaz-López: Department of Psychology, University of Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain
Nuria Torres-López: Department of Humanities, University of Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 18, 1-11

Abstract: The pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 has caused great social changes, some of them not yet described. This article tries to give an answer to how it has impacted Spanish adolescents in the field of domestic activity and how they use their free time and if there are differences between the normal population and people who have been involved in non-formal education programs, such as Scouts. In addition, young adolescents who actively participate as Scouts have been compared and, if so, belonging to a group has changed their behavior pattern. The sample has been obtained in a probabilistic way representing all the autonomous communities of Spain with a total of 1280 participants. To obtain the data, an online questionnaire was prepared with which qualitative analyzes were subsequently carried out. The results show statistically significant differences in behavior, both in domestic responsibilities and in what they do with their free time. Young Scouts display different behaviors than their non-Scout peers.

Keywords: confinement; COVID-19; housework; leisure time; mental health; scout (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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