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ReviewCurrent psychiatry reports2023

Parental Challenges During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Psychological Outcomes and Risk and Protective Factors.

Grace L Whaley, Betty Pfefferbaum

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Review in Current psychiatry reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

27 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Family vulnerability, disruption, and parent mental health problems during the COVID-19 pandemic.Journal of family psychology : JFP : journal of the Division of Family Psychology of the American Psychological Association (Division 43) · 2026
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  16. Childhood Maltreatment and Toxic Stress: What We Have Learned From the COVID-19 Pandemic Era.Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry · 2024
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  18. 'It's quite a balancing act': A qualitative study of parents' experiences and information needs related to the COVID-19 pandemic.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2024
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5 · Who and what money

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2 authors.

Grace L WhaleyDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA. grace-whaley@ouhsc.edu.
Betty PfefferbaumDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of reviewThis review examines the challenges faced by parents in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, their emotional reactions, and risk and protective factors in their adjustment. Clinical and policy implications are discussed, and recommendations for future study are offered. RECENT

findingsThe literature reveals numerous stresses experienced by parents during the pandemic. Many parents facing COVID-19-related challenges suffered traumatic stress, depression, and/or anxiety, though most have adapted well over time. Demographic factors, pre-existing vulnerabilities, employment and household responsibilities, and family structure and cohesion influenced psychological outcomes. The pandemic lockdown created obstacles to accessing medical, mental health, educational, social, recreational, and other supportive programs and services for families, further increasing the burden on parents. The pandemic has exacerbated existing vulnerabilities and triggered pervasive parental stress. The lockdown affected families differently based on their pre-existing vulnerabilities and available resources. Additional research using more rigorous methodological approaches is warranted to identify and address the needs of parents during public health crises like pandemics.

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COVID-19Communicable Disease ControlHumansPandemicsParentsProtective FactorsStress, PsychologicalCOVID-19 pandemicDisaster mental healthPandemic mental healthParental mental healthParental stressPsychological resilience

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PMID36947354
PMCPMC10031194

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