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ArticleChild abuse & neglect2020

Stress and parenting during the global COVID-19 pandemic.

Samantha M Brown, Jenalee R Doom, Stephanie Lechuga-Peña, Sarah Enos Watamura, Tiffany Koppels

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Article in Child abuse & neglect, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 536 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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536citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
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536 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 1,342 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Samantha M BrownSchool of Social Work, Colorado State University, 1586 Campus Delivery, Fort Collins, CO, 80523, USA. Electronic address: Samantha.Brown@colostate.edu.
Jenalee R DoomDepartment of Psychology, University of Denver, 2155 S. Race St., Denver, CO, 80210, USA. Electronic address: Jena.Doom@du.edu.
Stephanie Lechuga-PeñaSchool of Social Work, Arizona State University, 4701 W. Thunderbird Rd., Glendale, AZ, 85306, USA. Electronic address: Stephanie.L.Pena@asu.edu.
Sarah Enos WatamuraDepartment of Psychology, University of Denver, 2155 S. Race St., Denver, CO, 80210, USA. Electronic address: Sarah.Watamura@du.edu.
Tiffany KoppelsSchool of Social Work, Colorado State University, 1586 Campus Delivery, Fort Collins, CO, 80523, USA. Electronic address: Tiffany.Koppels@colostate.edu.
Colorado State University · USUniversity of Denver · USArizona State University · US

Funding

Testing cortisol dysregulation as a mediator between early stress and adolescent cardiovascular healthK01HL143159 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF DENVER (COLORADO SEMINARY) · PI DOOM, JENALEE RAE · 2019 to 2023
$788k
Parent-Infant Co-regulation of Sleep and Physiology in Families with NeglectK01HD098331 · NICHD · COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY · PI BROWN, SAMANTHA M · 2019 to 2023
$708k
NHLBI NIH HHS K01 HL143159NICHD NIH HHS K01 HD098331
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundStress and compromised parenting often place children at risk of abuse and neglect. Child maltreatment has generally been viewed as a highly individualistic problem by focusing on stressors and parenting behaviors that impact individual families. However, because of the global coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), families across the world are experiencing a new range of stressors that threaten their health, safety, and economic well-being.

objectiveThis study examined the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in relation to parental perceived stress and child abuse potential. PARTICIPANTS AND

settingParticipants included parents (N = 183) with a child under the age of 18 years in the western United States.

methodTests of group differences and hierarchical multiple regression analyses were employed to assess the relationships among demographic characteristics, COVID-19 risk factors, mental health risk factors, protective factors, parental perceived stress, and child abuse potential.

resultsGreater COVID-19 related stressors and high anxiety and depressive symptoms are associated with higher parental perceived stress. Receipt of financial assistance and high anxiety and depressive symptoms are associated with higher child abuse potential. Conversely, greater parental support and perceived control during the pandemic are associated with lower perceived stress and child abuse potential. Results also indicate racial and ethnic differences in COVID-19 related stressors, but not in mental health risk, protective factors, perceived stress, or child abuse potential.

conclusionFindings suggest that although families experience elevated stressors from COVID-19, providing parental support and increasing perceived control may be promising intervention targets.

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Mental HealthAdultAnxietyChildChild AbuseCOVID-19DepressionFemaleHumansMalePandemicsParentingParentsRisk FactorsStress, PsychologicalChild maltreatmentCOVID-19PandemicParentingStress

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PMID32859394
PMCPMC7440155
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