ArticleInternet interventions2021
Cognitive reappraisal and self-compassion as emotion regulation strategies for parents during COVID-19: An online randomized controlled trial.
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- Adolescents' perceived stress of COVID-19 and self-compassion in Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional study.International journal of nursing sciences · 2023Article
- Self-Compassion and COVID-19 Stress in Turkish Healthcare Workers: The Mediating Role of Psychological Resilience.Psychological reports · 2023Article
- Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on maternal mental health, early childhood development, and parental practices: a global scoping review.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Examining indicators of psychosocial risk and resilience in parents of autistic children.Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience · 2023Article
- Potential Correlation Between Self-Compassion and Bedtime Procrastination: The Mediating Role of Emotion Regulation.Psychology research and behavior management · 2023Article
- Satisfaction with care quality and anxiety among family members during nursing home visiting restrictions: The chain mediating effect of emotional regulation and perceived stress.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Brief, parent-led, transdiagnostic cognitive-behavioral teletherapy for youth with emotional problems related to the COVID-19 pandemic.Journal of affective disorders · 2022Article
- Relationships Between Mental Health, Emotion Regulation, and Meaning in Life of Frontline Nurses During the COVID-19 Outbreak.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
- Family Thriving During COVID-19 and the Benefits for Children's Well-Being.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveParenting during pandemic restrictions places extreme demands on everyday family life, leading to increased stress levels for parents and distressed parent-child interactions. This RCT aimed to investigate whether cognitive reappraisal and self-compassion are helpful emotion regulation (ER) strategies to reduce individual and parental stress during the COVID-19 pandemic.
methodAn online intervention for parents was developed focusing on the application of ER strategies to pandemic requirements of families. A sample of 265 parents were randomly assigned to either cognitive reappraisal (CR;
resultsSignificant decreases from T0 to T2 emerged for both primary stress outcomes in both intervention groups. Individual stress significantly decreased in CR compared to WLC at T2, but not compared to SC. No time × group interactions for parental stress were found. However, mediation analyses suggested that parental stress was indirectly decreased via reductions in individual stress for CR compared to WLC at both time points.
conclusionsCOVID-19 will not be the last pandemic to affect family life. Cognitive reappraisal as a brief online intervention can ease acute stress and strengthen the mental health of parents in acute crises.
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