Caregivers' Experiences During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Their Children's Behavior.
| Autor: | Reich SM; UCI School of Education, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA., Dahlin M; UCI School of Education, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA., Tulagan N; UCI School of Education, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA., Kerlow M; University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA., Cabrera N; University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA., Piroutek MJ; CHOC Children's Hospital of Orange County, Orange, CA, USA., Heyming T; CHOC Children's Hospital of Orange County, Orange, CA, USA.; Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Journal of family issues [J Fam Issues] 2023 Apr; Vol. 44 (4), pp. 1093-1112. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Nov 17. |
| DOI: | 10.1177/0192513X211055511 |
| Abstrakt: | The COVID-19 pandemic has financial and emotional impacts on families. We explored how caregivers' financial strain and mental health are associated with changes in their young children's behavior during the pandemic. We additionally considered whether having a sense of purpose moderated these associations. Caregivers ( n = 300) in the emergency department of a children's hospital were surveyed anonymously about changes to their employment (e.g., reduced/increased hours and job loss), ability to pay for expenses and whether their child's behavior had changed. Aligned with the Family Stress Model, caregivers' financial strain was associated with poor mental health, inconsistent sleep routines, and changes in children's problematic and prosocial behaviors. A sense of purpose buffered some of these relationships. Families are differently affected by the pandemic and our findings underscore the need for supporting caregivers' mental health and connecting them with resources. Competing Interests: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. (© The Author(s) 2021.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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