ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022
At Home and on the Brink: U.S. Parents' Mental Health during COVID-19.
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- Lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic on the global health needs of young children: A cross-sectional study.Anales del sistema sanitario de Navarra · 2025Article
- Home, school, and the hidden cost of parental mental health.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- The role of government assistance, housing, and employment on postpartum maternal health across income and race: a mixed methods study.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Financial strain, schooling modality and mental health of US adults living with children during the COVID-19 pandemic.Journal of epidemiology and community health · 2024Article
- The "supercompensation" effect of children's lockdown during COVID-19: based on the analysis of changes in physical activity, sleep, and psychology.BMC public health · 2024Article
- The Intersection of Childcare and Health Among Women at a U.S. Safety-Net Health System During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study.Health equity · 2024Article
- Ingestion of Illicit Substances by Young Children Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic.JAMA network open · 2023Article
- Implementing Parenting Programs in Primary Care: A Framework and a Call for Action.Academic pediatricsReview
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Abstract
Though the COVID-19 pandemic required significant changes and adaptations for most Americans, parents faced acute challenges as they had to navigate rapidly changing schooling and child care policies requiring their children to spend more time at home. This study examines the effects of COVID-19 school and workplace policies as well as environmental and economic characteristics on parental mental health, worry, hopelessness, and anxiety. Using data from four waves of the Socio-Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Survey and regression analysis, we explore associations between parents' mental health, worry, hopelessness, and anxiety and school learning environment, child grade and learning disability, employment characteristics, and sociodemographic factors. We find that having a child attend a private school or school with above average instructional quality was associated with better mental health of parents. Hybrid schooling options offering both in-person and online learning was associated with poor parental mental health, as was working from home. Being female or experiencing job or income loss were associated with worse mental health while having older children, a bachelor's degree, or high income were associated with better mental health. Results can help inform school and workplace family supports as well as opportunities to reduce mental health strains at home from various policy options.
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