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

Autor:	Letcher, Primrose, Greenwood, Christopher J., Macdonald, Jacqui A., Ryan, Joanne, O'Connor, Meredith, Thomson, Kimberly C., Biden, Ebony J., Painter, Felicity, Olsson, Catherine M., Edwards, Ben, McIntosh, Jennifer, Spry, Elizabeth A., Hutchinson, Delyse, Cleary, Joyce, Slade, Tim, Olsson, Craig A.
Předmět:	PSYCHOLOGICAL distress MENTAL health PARENT-child relationships DESCRIPTIVE statistics EMOTIONS LONGITUDINAL method LIFE course approach SOCIAL skills TRUST COMMUNICATION PSYCHOLOGY of parents INTERPERSONAL relations DATA analysis software CONFIDENCE intervals COVID-19 pandemic CHILD behavior INTERGENERATIONAL relations FRIENDSHIP CHILDREN
Zdroj:	Journal of Child Psychology; Dec2024, Vol. 65 Issue 12, p1564-1579, 16p
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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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