COVID-19 restrictions: experiences of immigrant parents in Toronto
| Autor: | Ernest Leung, Lynn Morrison, Andrew Ssawe, Charlene Ronquillo, Jason Altenberg, Hasina Amanzai, Charlotte T. Lee, Souraya Sidani, Paula Lamaj, Sepali Guruge |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Coping (psychology)
media_common.quotation_subject lcsh:Public aspects of medicine Immigration canada Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health coronavirus Health Informatics Context (language use) lcsh:RA1-1270 immigrant Family life Developmental psychology covid-19 Quality time parenting Psychological resilience Thematic analysis Descriptive research Psychology physical distancing media_common Research Article |
| Zdroj: | AIMS Public Health, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 172-185 (2021) AIMS Public Health |
| ISSN: | 2327-8994 |
| DOI: | 10.3934/publichealth.2021013?viewType=HTML |
| Popis: | Parenting is a demanding undertaking, requiring continuous vigilance to ensure children's emotional, physical, and spiritual well-being. It has become even more challenging in the context of COVID-19 restrictions that have led to drastic changes in family life. Based on the results of a qualitative interpretive descriptive study that aimed to understand the experiences of immigrants living in apartment buildings in the Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada, this paper reports the experiences of 50 immigrant parents. During the summer and fall of 2020, semi-structured interviews were conducted by phone or virtually, audio-recorded, then translated and transcribed. The transcripts were analyzed using thematic analysis. Results revealed that parenting experiences during the pandemic entailed dealing with changing relationships, coping with added burdens and pressures, living in persistent fear and anxiety, and rethinking lifestyles and habits. Amid these changes and challenges, some parents managed to create opportunities for their children to improve their diet, take a break from their rushed lives, get in touch with their cultural and linguistic backgrounds, and spend more quality time with their family. While immigrant parents exhibit remarkable resilience in dealing with the pandemic-related meso and macro-levels restrictions, funding and programs are urgently needed to support them in addressing the impact of these at the micro level. |
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