Understanding the Human and Emotional Perspective Placed on COVID-19 Related Objects by High Schoolers
School Name
Spring Valley High School
Grade Level
11th Grade
Presentation Topic
Psychology
Presentation Type
Non-Mentored
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic was one felt around the world. The highly contagious virus left six million people dead, infected over 773 million people (World Health Organization, 2023), and many are scarred in its wake. The purpose of this research was to examine the mental connotations evoked by COVID-19 items on high school aged youth and determine if a negative relation could create foundation for exposure therapy for youth with COVID-19 induced PTSD. Through a survey asking for high school students to rate groups of COVID-19 related images on a scale of how it made them feel, the data was then compiled and ran through a Friedman Test on SPSS Statistics. The findings of this research have statistically shown that viewing high COVID-19 related images correlates to an association with negative emotions evoked in high school aged youth. These findings show that exposure therapy is a feasible solution to PTSD, a problem that plagues many.
Recommended Citation
Benjamin, Jordan, "Understanding the Human and Emotional Perspective Placed on COVID-19 Related Objects by High Schoolers" (2024). South Carolina Junior Academy of Science. 525.
https://scholarexchange.furman.edu/scjas/2024/all/525
Location
RITA 277
Start Date
3-23-2024 10:45 AM
Presentation Format
Oral and Written
Group Project
No
Understanding the Human and Emotional Perspective Placed on COVID-19 Related Objects by High Schoolers
RITA 277
The COVID-19 pandemic was one felt around the world. The highly contagious virus left six million people dead, infected over 773 million people (World Health Organization, 2023), and many are scarred in its wake. The purpose of this research was to examine the mental connotations evoked by COVID-19 items on high school aged youth and determine if a negative relation could create foundation for exposure therapy for youth with COVID-19 induced PTSD. Through a survey asking for high school students to rate groups of COVID-19 related images on a scale of how it made them feel, the data was then compiled and ran through a Friedman Test on SPSS Statistics. The findings of this research have statistically shown that viewing high COVID-19 related images correlates to an association with negative emotions evoked in high school aged youth. These findings show that exposure therapy is a feasible solution to PTSD, a problem that plagues many.
