摘要：COVID-19 pandemic has caused enormous challenges for all age groups but they are quite unique among adolescents (Scott et al., 2021). During quarantine, adolescents experience higher levels of stress (Ellis, Dumas & Forbes, 2020) and are more likely to have high rates of depression and anxiety (Loades et. al., 2020). Thus, understanding the subjective experience of quarantine among adolescents may help to reveal how do they process the challenges and stressors they face. To uncover how do adolescents experience quarantine. Method: Adolescents (N = 24) from 13 to 17 years old (M = 15.38; SD = 1.15; 50% females) participated in a study. The Biographical narrative interpretative method (Wengraf, 2008) was chosen and semi-structured interviews were conducted via Zoom platform. Data were analysed using thematic analysis as outlined by Braun and Clarke (2006). Results: Four main themes emerged: (1) shock reaction: from euphoria to uncertainty; (2) loss and griefing: no „real contact“ with teachers and friends, no school environment and usual routines, and efforts to compensate these via online communications; (3) a whole world at home: family is a place for comfort and substitute for the lost world but also huge tension in case of relational constraints; (4) the need to keep a positive sense of identity as a way of coping with distress, loneliness, and anxiety. Conclusions: Quarantine experience among adolescents represents a process during which youth undergo various changes, face loss, and strong emotions, and need help to keep a positive though a realistic sense of emerging identity.
