Life course predictors of child emotional distress during the COVID-19 pandemic: Findings from a prospective intergenerational cohort study.

Autor: Letcher P; SEED Lifespan Strategic Research Centre, School of Psychology, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, Vic., Australia.; LifeCourse and Centre for Adolescent Health, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, Vic., Australia.; Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, The Royal Children's Hospital Campus, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Vic., Australia., Greenwood CJ; SEED Lifespan Strategic Research Centre, School of Psychology, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, Vic., Australia.; LifeCourse and Centre for Adolescent Health, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, Vic., Australia.; Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, The Royal Children's Hospital Campus, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Vic., Australia., Macdonald JA; SEED Lifespan Strategic Research Centre, School of Psychology, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, Vic., Australia.; LifeCourse and Centre for Adolescent Health, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, Vic., Australia.; Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, The Royal Children's Hospital Campus, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Vic., Australia., Ryan J; LifeCourse and Centre for Adolescent Health, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, Vic., Australia.; Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, The Royal Children's Hospital Campus, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Vic., Australia.; School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Vic., Australia., O'Connor M; LifeCourse and Centre for Adolescent Health, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, Vic., Australia.; Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, The Royal Children's Hospital Campus, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Vic., Australia.; Faculty of Education, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Vic., Australia., Thomson KC; SEED Lifespan Strategic Research Centre, School of Psychology, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, Vic., Australia.; Human Early Learning Partnership, School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.; Children's Health Policy Centre, Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, BC, Canada., Biden EJ; SEED Lifespan Strategic Research Centre, School of Psychology, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, Vic., Australia.; LifeCourse and Centre for Adolescent Health, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, Vic., Australia., Painter F; Department of Psychology, The Bouverie Centre, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Vic., Australia., Olsson CM; LifeCourse and Centre for Adolescent Health, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, Vic., Australia., Edwards B; ANU Centre for Social Research and Methods, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia., McIntosh J; Department of Psychology, The Bouverie Centre, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Vic., Australia., Spry EA; SEED Lifespan Strategic Research Centre, School of Psychology, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, Vic., Australia.; LifeCourse and Centre for Adolescent Health, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, Vic., Australia., Hutchinson D; SEED Lifespan Strategic Research Centre, School of Psychology, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, Vic., Australia.; LifeCourse and Centre for Adolescent Health, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, Vic., Australia.; Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, The Royal Children's Hospital Campus, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Vic., Australia.; National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia., Cleary J; SEED Lifespan Strategic Research Centre, School of Psychology, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, Vic., Australia.; LifeCourse and Centre for Adolescent Health, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, Vic., Australia., Slade T; Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia., Olsson CA; SEED Lifespan Strategic Research Centre, School of Psychology, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, Vic., Australia.; LifeCourse and Centre for Adolescent Health, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, Vic., Australia.; Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, The Royal Children's Hospital Campus, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Vic., Australia.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines [J Child Psychol Psychiatry] 2024 Dec; Vol. 65 (12), pp. 1564-1579. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 May 07.
DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.13995
Abstrakt: Background: We examine precursors of child emotional distress during the COVID-19 pandemic in a prospective intergenerational Australian cohort study.
Methods: Parents (N = 549, 60% mothers) of 934 1-9-year-old children completed a COVID-19 specific module in 2020 and/or 2021. Decades prior, a broad range of individual, relational and contextual factors were assessed during parents' own childhood, adolescence and young adulthood (7-8 to 27-28 years old; 1990-2010) and again when their children were 1 year old (2012-2019).
Results: After controlling for pre-pandemic socio-emotional behaviour problems, COVID-19 child emotional distress was associated with a range of pre-pandemic parental life course factors including internalising difficulties, lower conscientiousness, social skills problems, poorer relational health and lower trust and tolerance. Additionally, in the postpartum period, pre-pandemic parental internalising difficulties, lower parental warmth, lower cooperation and fewer behavioural competencies predicted child COVID-19 emotional distress.
Conclusions: Findings highlight the importance of taking a larger, intergenerational perspective to better equip young populations for future adversities. This involves not only investing in child, adolescent, and young adult emotional and relational health, but also in parents raising young families.
(© 2024 The Authors. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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