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AUTHOR(S) Nicole Racine; Rachel Eirich; Jessica Cooke (et al.)
AUTHOR(S) Hung-Chu Lin; Paula L. Zeanah; Amanda Koire (et al.)
This study aims to examine the associations of maternal self-efficacy (MSE) and perceived social 4 support with parenting stress during the postpartum period during the COVID-19 pandemic and 5 whether these two psychosocial factors account for variance in parenting stress in addition to the 6 effects of COVID-19-related experiences and sociodemographic factors.
AUTHOR(S) Sawa Kurata; Daiki Hiraoka; Aida Syarinaz Ahmad Adlan (et al.)
A previous study demonstrated that the accumulation of parenting stress during prolonged school closures and restrictions on daily activities due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan indicates the need for mental health intervention for parents at higher risk of parenting stress. However, few studies have focused on parenting stress in other Asian countries, although they have experienced higher numbers of infections. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether parenting stress among caregivers increased across Asia due to school closures and restrictions on activities during the COVID-19 pandemic and to examine whether there were any country-specific, cross-country, or cross-regional risk factors for increased parenting stress. An online survey immediately after the number of new cases in India significantly increased (September–November 2020) was conducted. It measured parenting stress, anxiety, and fear associated with the COVID-19 crisis, as evaluated by the Parenting Stress Index, Short-Form (PSI-SF), and the Coronavirus Anxiety Scale (CAS), across three Asian countries—India (n = 142), Malaysia (n = 69), and Japan (n = 182)—in addition to the United States (n = 203). It also investigated whether respondents had adverse childhood experiences (ACE) as a risk factor for parenting stress.
AUTHOR(S) Meryem Türkan Isik; Rana Can Özdemır; Elif Karadeniz (et al.)
AUTHOR(S) Miriam S. Johnson; Nora Skjerdingstad; Omid V. Ebrahimi (et al.)
AUTHOR(S) Nora Skjerdingstad; Miriam S. Johnson; Sverre U. Johnson (et al.)
AUTHOR(S) Jo Dawes; Tom May; Alison McKinlay (et al.)
Parents have faced unique challenges during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, including mobility constraints, isolation measures, working from home, and the closure of schools and childcare facilities. There is presently a lack of in-depth qualitative research exploring how these changes have affected parents’ mental health and wellbeing. Semi-structured qualitative interviews with 29 parents of young children. Interviews were analysed using reflexive thematic analysis.
AUTHOR(S) Ana P. Antunes; Silvana Martins; Laura Magalhães (et al.)
AUTHOR(S) Nicole Racine; Sheila McDonald; Suzanne Tough (et al.)
Mothers have experienced a near doubling of depression and anxiety symptoms pre- to during the COVID-19 pandemic. The identification of mechanisms that account for this increase can help inform specific targets for mental health recovery efforts. The current study examined whether women with higher levels of depression and anxiety symptoms pre-pandemic, reported higher levels of depression and anxiety symptoms during the pandemic, and whether these increases were mediated by perceived stress, strained relationships, coping attitudes, participation in activities, alcohol use, and financial impact. Mothers (n = 1,333) from an ongoing longitudinal cohort (All Our Families; AOF) from Calgary, Alberta, Canada, completed online questionnaires prior to (2017–2019) and during the COVID-19 pandemic (May-July 2020). Mothers reported on depressive and anxiety symptoms pre- and during the pandemic, as well as perceived stress, engagement in physical and leisure activities, coping, alcohol use, and financial impact of the pandemic.
AUTHOR(S) S. Çelika; G. Tomris; D. M. Tuna
AUTHOR(S) Dana Vertsberger; Isabelle Roskam; Anat Talmon (et al.)
AUTHOR(S) Mark G. Harrison; Chloe Ka Yi Tam; Susanna Siu-sze Yeung
This study investigated how school counsellors in international schools in Hong Kong supported the wellbeing of students and families during the period of school closure caused by the COVID-19 pandemic from the perspective of parents.Sixteen parents with children in eleven different international schools in Hong Kong were interviewed and the data were analysed thematically.
AUTHOR(S) Derya Ceyhan; Zuhal Kirzioglu; Feyza Yildirim (et al.)
AUTHOR(S) Bruna Costa; Danielle McWilliams; Sabrina Blighe (et al.)
Previous literature finds that having a child with a cleft lip and/or palate (CL/P) may pose social and emotional challenges for parents. For parents of children born during the Covid-19 pandemic, such challenges may be heightened. Further, novel demands brought about by the pandemic could have caused additional hardships. The aim of this study was to describe the impact of the pandemic on new parents through qualitative exploration of their experiences. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 14 parents of children born in the United Kingdom with CL/P between January and June 2020, around the start of the pandemic. Data were analysed using inductive thematic analysis.
AUTHOR(S) Diego Urrunaga-Pastor; Percy Herrera-Añazco; Angela Uyen-Cateriano (et al.)
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