01484nas a2200181   4500000000100000008004100001260001200042100002300054700002200077700002700099700003200126245006900158300001200227490000700239520102800246022001401274020001401288       2021                            d  c10/20211 aUsue de la Barrera1 aKonstanze Schoeps1 aSilvia Postigo-Zegarra1 aInmaculada Montoya-Castilla00aAdolescents’ and parents’ social representations of COVID-19  a119-1220 v273 aThe COVID-19 pandemic caused the confinement of the population in many parts of the world, with Spain being one of the most affected countries. This particular situation may have negative psychological consequences, depending on the experience of threat. This experience is influenced by what we think about COVID-19. The aim of this study was to analyze the social representations of COVID-19 in 61 adolescents and their families (81 parents), using a mixed design with cross-sectional data. We identified six basic categories that describe participants' social representation of COVID-19, highlighting the health and emotional domains. In conclusion, the social representation of coronavirus in adolescents and adults is similar in the medical and health domain, but differs in the fact that it is broader and more fear-driven in adults. Understanding adolescents' and adult's social representation regarding the coronavirus can be useful in orienting future psychological and emotional interventions during the pandemic.  a1134-7937  a2174-0437