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AUTHOR(S) Valentina Boursier; Francesca Gioia; Alessandro Musetti (et al.)
AUTHOR(S) Jiying Ling; Paige Duren; Lorraine B. Robbins (et al.)
This paper aimed to examine the interaction effects of adult and child food insecurity on parents’ and children’s mental well-being. An online survey study was conducted. Four hundred and eight parents under poverty level and having a child aged 3–5 years participated. Food insecurity was assessed by the U.S. Household Food Security Survey Module. Parents’ stress, anxiety and depression; and children’s sadness, fear, anger, and positive affect were measured using instruments from HealthMeasures.
AUTHOR(S) Gemma Sicouri; Sonja Marc; Elizabeth Pellicano (et al.)
COVID-19 has led to disruptions to the lives of Australian families through social distancing, school closures, a temporary move to home-based online learning, and effective lockdown. Understanding the effects on child and adolescent mental health is important to inform policies to support communities as they continue to face the pandemic and future crises. This paper sought to report on mental health symptoms in Australian children and adolescents during the initial stages of the pandemic (May to November 2020) and to examine their association with child/family characteristics and exposure to the broad COVID-19 environment. An online baseline survey was completed by 1327 parents and carers of Australian children aged 4 to 17 years. Parents/carers reported on their child’s mental health using five measures, including emotional symptoms, conduct problems, hyperactivity/inattention, anxiety symptoms and depressive symptoms. Child/family characteristics and COVID-related variables were measured.
AUTHOR(S) Barbara Obst; Megan Roesler; Patricia Fato (et al.)
AUTHOR(S) Robert S. Weisskirch; Kimberly A. Crossman
AUTHOR(S) Sandra B. Vanegas; Ana D. Dueñas; Megan Kunze (et al.)
AUTHOR(S) Charlotte Mindel; Louisa Salhi; Crystal Oppong (et al.)
The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdowns have disproportionately affected young people, and those who are vulnerable are disadvantaged further. Here, we seek to understand the experiences of vulnerable young people accessing Web-based therapeutic support during the pandemic and early lockdown, as revealed through the observations of mental health professionals. Four focus groups with 12 professionals from a digital mental health service were conducted to understand the experiences of vulnerable young people during the pandemic lockdown. Workshops with young people with diverse experiences resulted in the co-design of the focus group topic guide and the interpretation and validation of analysis. The experiential inductive–deductive framework of thematic analysis was used to analyse the workshop transcripts.
AUTHOR(S) Molly Lipkin; Franci Crepeau-Hobson
AUTHOR(S) Takuto Naito; Yasutake Tomata; Tatsui Otsuka (et al.)
AUTHOR(S) Maria Gayatri; Dian Kristiani Irawaty
AUTHOR(S) Jeong-Hyo Seo; Hee-Kyung Kim
AUTHOR(S) Kathleen M. Roche; David M. Huebner; Sharon F. Lambert (et al.)
AUTHOR(S) Selina S. C. Burgard; Juliëtte M. Liber; Suzanne M. Geurts (et al.)
AUTHOR(S) Christina M. Rodriguez; Shawna J. Lee
Preliminary research early in the COVID-19 pandemic suggested children appeared to be at increased risk for child maltreatment, particularly as parents struggled with mental health and economic strains. Such strains were likely to influence parental emotions about their children, affecting their parent-child interactions to contribute to elevated maltreatment risk. To identify the potential affective elements that may contribute to such increased maltreatment risk, the current study focused on whether maternal worry about children’s behavior specifically as well as maternal anger were related to increased risk for neglect or physical or psychological aggression six months into the pandemic. The racially diverse sample included 193 mothers who completed an online survey during the COVID-19 pandemic in late September-early October 2020.
AUTHOR(S) Marion I. van den Heuvel; Stefania V. Vacaru; Myrthe G. B. M. Boekhorst (et al.)
The Covid-19 pandemic has put an unprecedented pressure on families with children. How parents were affected by the first Covid-19 lockdown during the early postpartum period, an already challenging period for many, is unknown. This study aims to investigate the associations between Covid-19 related stress, mental health, and insensitive parenting practices in mothers and fathers with young infants during the first Dutch Covid-19 lockdown. The Dutch Covid-19 and Perinatal Experiences (COPE-NL) study included 681 parents of infants between 0 and 6 months (572 mothers and 109 fathers). Parents filled out online questionnaires about Covid-19 related stress, mental health (i.e. anxiety and depressive symptoms), and insensitive parenting. Hierarchical regression models were used to analyze the data.
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