ArticleChild abuse & neglect2022
COVID-19 distress, negative parenting, and child behavioral problems: The moderating role of parent adverse childhood experiences.
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- Impact of COVID-19 on emotional and behavioral problems among preschool children: a meta-analysis.BMC pediatrics · 2024Pooled it
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- Effect of COVID-19 Pandemic Response and Parental Adverse Childhood Experiences on Child Health and Well-Being.Journal of child & adolescent trauma · 2023Article
- Maternal COVID-19 Distress and Chinese Preschool Children's Problematic Media Use: A Moderated Serial Mediation Model.Psychology research and behavior management · 2023Article
- Two years into COVID-19: What do we know so far about child maltreatment in times of a pandemic and what else should be explored?Child abuse & neglect · 2022Article
- Impact of COVID-19 on maternal health and child care behavior: Evidence from a quasi-experimental study of vulnerable communities in Boa Vista, Brazil.Child abuse & neglect · 2022Article
- The voices of parents in child protective services: A qualitative analysis of families' struggles with COVID-19.Developmental child welfare · 2022Article
- The Influence of Adverse Childhood Experiences in Pain Management: Mechanisms, Processes, and Trauma-Informed Care.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2022Review
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Abstract
backgroundHeightened familial stress and distress during the COVID-19 pandemic may lead to increased negative parenting practices, particularly for parents with substantial adverse childhood experiences (ACES).
objectiveTo determine whether families' COVID-19-related distress is associated with young children's emotional/behavioral functioning via negative parenting, and whether these relationships vary based on parents' ACEs. PARTICIPANTS AND
settingParticipants were 267 parents of children ages 1.5-5 years recruited from five primary care sites across the United States.
methodsParticipants completed internet questionnaires including measures of demographics, parent ACES, negative parenting, parent mental health, and COVID-19 distress. We used regression analyses to test a moderated mediation model in which the relationship between COVID-19 distress and child emotional/behavioral problems is mediated by negative parenting, and both the direct and indirect effects of COVID-19 distress on child emotional/behavioral problems is moderated by parents' ACEs.
resultsNegative parenting significantly mediated the relationship between COVID-19 distress and child emotional/behavioral problems (indirect effect β = 0.07). Parents' ACEs moderated the associations between COVID-19 distress and both negative parenting and child emotional/behavioral problems, such that each relationship was stronger in the context of higher parental ACEs. The model accounted for 42% of the variance in child emotional/behavioral problems.
conclusionsFindings have implications for managing risk and promoting well-being in young children during periods of significant stress and routine disruption. This study advances understanding of factors influencing negative outcomes in children during the pandemic's acute phase and may have implications for the development of targeted interventions to improve families' adjustment in the future.
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