Children and adolescents: a spatio-temporal analysis between inequalities and well-being

Abstract

The physical, psychological, social and environmental well-being of children and adolescents is often a subject of debate in both the scientific and institutional spheres.

Accentuated by the pandemic, the phenomenon has aroused considerable interest in the media; there was therefore a need for a deepening through the study of the phenomenon itself measured through the construction of a "system" of statistical indicators traceable to various domains. These "measures" will allow us to describe in the most exhaustive way possible the vast area of the "well-being of children and adolescents", so as to proceed to the possible construction of a synthetic index that can summarize the living conditions of Italian children and adolescents. Information from multiple sources will then be used to study the evolution over time of the indicators identified and to assess the possible changes caused by the COVID-19 pandemic on the quality of life of children, in different geographical areas of the country. The results of the study could allow Policy Makers to have a valid monitoring tool, efficient and useful to plan social and environmental improvement interventions for the benefit of the young generations who represent the future of our country.