NSU Research Contributions
Title : Factors associated with children’s subjective wellbeing during COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh
Authors : Haridhan Goswami, Gour Gobinda Goswami, Bijoy Krishna Banik, M. Ibrahim Khalil
| Journal Title: Child Indicators Research | Volume Number: 16 | Publication Year : 2023 | Issue Number: 1 |
| Index: scopus | Ranking: Q1 | ISSN: 1874-897X | Publisher Name: Springer Nature |
| Pages : 1889-1911 | |||
| ISBN : 1874-8988 | |||
| Funding Source : External | Year of Funding : 2026 | |
| Project Title : Children’s Worlds International Survey on Children’s We | Funding Agency/Organizations : The project was jointly funded by Jacobs Foundation and | Total Funding Amount ($): 50000 |
| Project Start Year : 01-Jul-19 | Project Deadline Year : 01-Jun-21 |
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Direct Sustainable Development Goals : SDG3 Good Health & Well-being SDG5 Gender Equality SDG10 Reduced Inequality |
Indirect Sustainable Development Goals : SDG3 Good Health & Well-being SDG5 Gender Equality SDG10 Reduced Inequality |
Sustainable Development Sub Goals : Strengthen capacity for health risk management Equal rights to resources and property for women Ensure equal opportunity and reduce inequalities of outcome |
| Impact statement: The study of subjective well-being has received increasing interest among social science researchers and policymakers in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, there appears to be a gap in knowledge about how children experienced the pandemic, which may differ from the experience of adults. This article fills this gap by (a) examining children’s self-reported experience of the pandemic in Bangladesh and (b) identifying the socio-demographic, economic, and psycho-social factors that were associated with their subjective well-being during the pandemic in the country. For this purpose, a child-friendly questionnaire was developed, and a survey was conducted among 1370 children aged 10–12 years. The disruption caused by the pandemic was evident in children’s reporting of the movement of families from their usual place of living, job losses by their parents, food poverty, digital divide, and fear of the pandemic. | Collaboration: Partner University | Keywords: Children; Wellbeing; Happiness; Bangladesh; South Asia; COVID-19; School; Inequality |
