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ArticleChild psychiatry and human development2023

Cumulative Risk Exposure and Social Isolation as Correlates of Carer and Child Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Online Study with Families from Various Europeans Countries.

Ana Isabel Pereira, Peter Muris, Magda Sofia Roberto, Paul Stallard, Luis-Joaquin Garcia-Lopez, Bogdan Tudor Tulbure, Ioana Podina, Ellin Simon, Marlene Sousa, Luísa Barros

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  1. Parental Stress and Well-Being: A Meta-analysis.Clinical child and family psychology review · 2025
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  6. Impact of COVID-19 on Referral Patterns and Service Delivery for an Integrated Behavioral Health Program.Families in society : the journal of contemporary human services · 2023
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10 authors.

Ana Isabel PereiraCICPSI, Faculdade de Psicologia, Universidade de Lisboa, Alameda da Universidade, 1649-013, Lisbon, Portugal. aipereira@psicologia.ulisboa.pt.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4532-6947
Peter MurisMaastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Magda Sofia RobertoCICPSI, Faculdade de Psicologia, Universidade de Lisboa, Alameda da Universidade, 1649-013, Lisbon, Portugal.
Paul StallardDepartment for Health, University of Bath, Bath, UK.
Luis-Joaquin Garcia-LopezUniversity of Jaén, Jaén, Spain.
Bogdan Tudor TulbureWest University of Timişoara, Timişoara, Romania.
Ioana PodinaBucharest University, Bucharest, Romania.
Ellin SimonOpen University, Heerlen, The Netherlands.
Marlene SousaProChild CoLAB, Guimarães, Portugal.
Luísa BarrosCICPSI, Faculdade de Psicologia, Universidade de Lisboa, Alameda da Universidade, 1649-013, Lisbon, Portugal.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study adopted a cumulative risk approach to examine the relations between various domains of risk factors (i.e., social isolation and home confinement, other pandemic-related risk factors, and pre-existing psychosocial risk factors) and carers' and children's mental health during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe. The sample consisted of 1475 carers of 6- to 16-year-old children and adolescents residing in five European countries (Portugal, United Kingdom, Romania, Spain, and The Netherlands) who completed an online survey. The results showed that each of the three domains of adversity accounted for unique variation in carers' and children's mental health outcomes. Also, the results indicated that pre-existing psychosocial risk factors moderated the relationship between pandemic-related risk factors and children and carers' anxiety and between social isolation and confinement and carers' well-being. Simple slopes analysis suggested a stronger relationship between these domains of adversities and mental health outcomes in already more vulnerable families. It is important to consider the implications of social isolation measures and confinement for families' mental health, paying special attention to families with pre-existing psychosocial vulnerabilities.

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COVID-19Mental HealthPandemicsSocial IsolationAdolescentCaregiversChildEuropeHumansChildren, adolescents, and carersCOVID-19Mental healthPre-existing psychosocial risksSocial isolation and home confinement

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PMID34458940
PMCPMC8403498

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