ArticleFamily relations2021
Perceived Changes in Family Life During COVID-19: The Role of Family Size.
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- Individual Differences on Wellbeing Indices during the COVID-19 Quarantine in Greece: A National Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Family Communication as a Mediator between Family Resilience and Family Functioning under the Quarantine and COVID-19 Pandemic in Arabic Countries.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- The effect of marital satisfaction on the self-assessed depression of husbands and wives: investigating the moderating effects of the number of children and neurotic personality.BMC psychology · 2023Article
- Stability of psychological wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic among people with an anthroposophical worldview: the influence of wondering awe and perception of nature as resources.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Time at Home during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Findings from Focus Groups with Hispanic Parents.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Are there any changes in mothers' attitudes? Analysis of the impact of the COVID-19 quarantine on child-rearing attitudes.Children and youth services review · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe current study was aimed at exploring Italian parents' perceived negative and positive changes in family life during the COVID-19 pandemic, taking into account the role of the stage of the family life and family size.
backgroundDuring the emergency of the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of families drastically changed their daily life and routines. Little evidence exists on how family characteristics, such as family size or presence of children, are related to families' experience of family change.
methodA large sample of 1,407 Italian parents (70.1% mothers) filled in an anonymous online survey during the third week of the lockdown period (between March 30 and April 7, 2020).
resultsResults showed that parents reported perceiving more positive changes than negative ones, especially in terms of feeling more emotionally close to their children and spending more fun time with them. Interestingly, parents with two or more children reported more positive changes in family life compared with parents who had one child, showing a greater relational regenerative capacity in the face of COVID-19 lockdown. CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS: Investing in family relationships, especially for larger families, is an effective coping strategy to deal with traumatic situations and promote positive family changes in stressful situations.
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