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ArticleAlcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire)2025

Maternal drinking, stress and use of aggressive parenting over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Jennifer Price Wolf, Bridget Freisthler

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Jennifer Price WolfSchool of Social Work, San Jose State University, 1 Washington Square, San Jose, CA 95112, United States.
Bridget FreisthlerCollege of Social Work, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 916 Volunteer Blvd., Stokely Management Center, Knoxville, TN 37916, United States.

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National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) of the National Institutes of Health R03AA029909
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Abstract

aimsThe COVID-19 pandemic had a demonstrated impact on parenting but little is known about how parental drinking, stress, and use of aggressive discipline (a parenting behavior associated with abusive parenting and negative outcomes for children) have changed over time. We examine rates of alcohol use, stress, and aggressive discipline at three time points during the COVID-19 pandemic and investigate what maternal, child, and time-varying factors predict weekly use of aggressive parenting.

methodsWe use longitudinal data from the Central Ohio Family Study (COFLS), including women (n = 234) with a child between the ages of 0-12 and recruited via Facebook, Craigslist.org, and word of mouth. Participants completed an on-line survey for 3 consecutive years beginning in April-May 2020 and 1 and 2 years later. Multilevel logistic regression models were used to examine use of aggressive discipline at the three time points, controlling for time-varying, and maternal and child characteristics.

resultsPast week use of aggressive discipline peaked in Wave 1 (35.9%) and decreased at Wave 2 (3.8%) and Wave 3 (28.2%; OR = .463; 95% CI: .369, .580). Parental stress (OR = 1.052; 95% CI: 1.010, 1.096), social isolation (OR = 1.412; 95% CI: 1.197, 1.668), social companionship (OR = 1.113; 95% CI: 1.007, 1.229), and frequency of drinking (OR = 1.049; 95% CI: 1.014, 1.085) were significantly related to higher odds of using aggressive discipline over the three waves.

conclusionsAlthough rates of aggressive discipline declined, frequency of drinking and stress demonstrated a consistent pattern in relation to aggressive discipline during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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AggressionAlcohol DrinkingCOVID-19MothersParentingStress, PsychologicalAdultChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansInfantInfant, NewbornLongitudinal StudiesMaleOhioaggressive disciplinealcohol useCOVID-19parenting

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