Child emotional problems: Associations with maternal distress and parenting practices

IF 1.7 3区社会学 Q2 FAMILY STUDIES Family Relations Pub Date : 2024-10-11 DOI:10.1111/fare.13099

Bowen Xiao, Jingyao Wang, Yuemin Feng, Shumin Wang, Yan Li

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Abstract

Objective

The primary aim of the present study was to explore the associations among COVID-19 distress, maternal parenting practices (e.g., adaptive and maladaptive parenting), COVID-19 exposure, and emotional problems of preschoolers (ages 3 to 6) in Chinese culture.

Background

In the current study, we focused on Shanghai kindergarteners who, due to the complete COVID-19 citywide lockdown, experienced an interruption in learning and social interaction.

Method

Participants were 382 mothers of children (M_age = 5.49 years, SD = 0.62; 53.4% boys) from one kindergarten in Shanghai, People's Republic of China. Upon obtaining consent, mothers completed the measures (administered via an online survey website) of COVID-19 exposure, COVID-19 distress, and maternal parenting practices and child's emotional problems.

Results

Our main finding showed that the relation between COVID-19 exposure and children's emotional problems is serially explained by COVID-19 distress and maladaptive parenting.

Conclusion

The COVID-19 pandemic has induced and exacerbated a variety of stressors that impact mothers' parenting behavior, which in turn exacerbated child emotional problems.

Implications

This research adds to our understanding of the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Chinese families.

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Family Relations Multiple-

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164

期刊介绍： A premier, applied journal of family studies, Family Relations is mandatory reading for family scholars and all professionals who work with families, including: family practitioners, educators, marriage and family therapists, researchers, and social policy specialists. The journal"s content emphasizes family research with implications for intervention, education, and public policy, always publishing original, innovative and interdisciplinary works with specific recommendations for practice.