Living, learning, working, and playing during COVID-19: tackling existing and exacerbated problems of low-income Singaporean youth
Date
2024-02-12
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Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development
Abstract
COVID-19’s adverse, disproportionate impact on low-income youth — prompting youth-serving professionals to adapt and adjust — is well-documented. However, research gaps exist, including explanatory processes underlying COVID-19’s deleterious impact, systematic documentation of existing and exacerbated problems, and short- and long-term responses of youth-serving professionals. Using a multi-informant mixed methods design guided by a live-learn-work-play theoretical framework, exploratory findings indicated that COVID-19 worsened existing problems across all domains. In the short-term, Singaporean professionals prioritised, moved online, and evaluated programmes. Progressively, they sought to build youth communities, empower families, collaborate, and experiment. Findings have implications for understanding and resolving structural problems perpetuating pre-disaster vulnerabilities.
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This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development on 02/12/2025, available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/29949769.2024.2314513. © 2024 Department of Social Work, National University of Singapore, Singapore. This article will be embargoed until 02/12/2025.
Keywords
COVID-19, mixed methods, social determinants of health, social work, youth, no poverty, reduced inequalities
Citation
Kwan, Jin Yao, Joshua Tan, Chua Yi Jie, and Joanna Khor. “Living, Learning, Working, and Playing during COVID-19: Tackling Existing and Exacerbated Problems of Low-Income Singaporean Youth.” Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development, February 12, 2024, 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1080/29949769.2024.2314513.