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. 2022 Oct 20;182(1):165–171. doi: 10.1007/s00431-022-04660-z

What is Known:

• Although COVID19 pandemic's negative effects on the mental health of children and adolescents has been investigated and consistently demonstrated, the children's anxiety about their parents getting infection were less researched.

What is New:

• Children's anxiety about their parents getting SARS-Cov-2 infection was investigated with the questionnaires.

The scale scores of the children who expressed their anxiety with open-ended questions were statistically significantly higher.