Parents and Children During the COVID-19 Lockdown: The Influence of Parenting Distress and Parenting Self-Efficacy on Children’s Emotional Well-Being

Morelli, Mara; Cattelino, Elena; Baiocco, Roberto; Trumello, Carmen; Babore, Alessandra; Candelori, Carla; Chirumbolo, Antonio

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2020.584645

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“…Self-efficacy describes the people’s belief in their own abilities to complete a given task [ 10 ]. Studies suggest that a higher self-efficacy may correlate with a better task performance [ 11 , 12 ] and lower psychological distress [ 13 ]. However, family well-being is influenced by many factors, some external such as social disruption by COVID-19 measures but also altered couple relationships changed due to home-office and home-schooling.…”

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New Parents Experienced Lower Parenting Self-Efficacy during the COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown

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Background: The COVID-19 pandemic is a global issue which affects the entire population’s mental health. This study evaluates how restrictions to curtail this pandemic change parenting self-efficacy, depressive symptoms, couple satisfaction and health-related quality of life in parents after delivery of a newborn. Methods: In this prospective single center evaluation of parental self-efficacy and quality of life, four validated questionnaires were used to repeatedly assess parenting self-efficacy (Tool to measure Parental Self-Efficacy, TOPSE), depressive symptoms (Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale, EPDS), couple satisfaction (Couple Satisfaction Index, CSI) and health-related quality of life (short form 12, SF12). Fifty-three parents of 50 infants answered a total number of 63 questionnaires during the lockdown period to limit the spread of COVID-19. These questionnaires were matched with 63 questionnaires of 58 other parents that had answered them before or after strong pandemic related measures. Results: Parents experienced lower parenting self-efficacy during the strict pandemic measures as compared to before and after (p = 0.04). In terms of age, socioeconomic, marital status and duration of hospitalization we detected no significant difference between both groups. On univariate linear regression, TOPSE scores were associated with gestational age (p = 0.044, parameter estimate: 1.67, 95% CI: 0.048 to 3.301), birth weight (p = 0.035, parameter estimate: 0.008, 95% CI: 0.001 to 0.015), number of newborns’ siblings (p = 0.0554, parameter estimate: 7.49, 95% CI: −0.174 to 15.145) and distance of home from hospital (p = 0.043, parameter estimate: −0.38, 95% CI: −0.745 to −0.011). Interestingly, there was a positive correlation between quality of life and TOPSE scores, suggesting that those who experience a higher self-efficacy also have a higher quality of life. Conclusions: When implementing a lock-down period psychological effects such as lower experience of parental self-efficacy have to be considered.

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“…We used an online snowball sampling procedure which might represent an issue for the lack of representativeness due to selection bias [ 118 ]. However, this data collection procedure has been widely employed in current psychological research [ 84 , 87 , 88 , 89 , 90 ]. Moreover, this procedure was the most effective one during COVID-19 pandemic, since traditional paper-and-pencil questionnaires were almost impossible to administer and University laboratories were closed at that time.…”

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“…Specifically, Italian workers were web-based recruited through different social media with a snowball sampling procedure and invited to complete an online survey. The link to the survey was sent, posted, and shared using different tools and social networks, e.g., mailing lists, Facebook, WhatsApp, and the like (for similar data collection strategy, see [ 84 , 87 , 88 , 89 , 90 ]).…”

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The Effect of Job Insecurity and Life Uncertainty on Everyday Consumptions and Broader Life Projects during COVID-19 Pandemic

Chirumbolo

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Urbini

2021

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Contemporary society is characterized by a high level of uncertainty in many domains of everyday life. The COVID-19 pandemic has generated a deep economic crisis, exacerbating worldwide feelings of uncertainty and precarity. Individuals with insecure jobs have (and will) probably suffered the most from this situation. Workers with higher job insecurity have poorer psychological and physical health, display more negative work attitudes and are less satisfied about their life. However, much less is known about the impact of job insecurity and life uncertainty on consumer behavior. Using the Conservation of Resources theory as a framework, the present study examines a model in which job insecurity and life uncertainty would have a negative effect on everyday consumptions and broader life projects of individuals. Data collection was conducted in Italy in June and July 2020 during COVID-19 pandemic, in the immediate aftermath of the national lockdown. In a sample of 830 workers, the results of a mediation analysis showed that job insecurity and life uncertainty had a detrimental impact of consumer behaviors, since they were significantly associated with higher propensity to sacrifice and reduce everyday short-term consumptions (e.g., buying food) and greater perceived unaffordability of broader long-term life projects (e.g., buying a house).

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“…Pembatasan sosial akibat pandemi Covid-19 memaksa orang tua harus memainkan berbagai peran dengan sumber daya yang sangat terbatas karena mereka kehilangan bantuan dari sekolah, tetangga dan anggota keluarga besar serta lingkungan sekitar (Chung, Chan, et al, 2020). Penelitian (Morelli et al, 2020) memperkuat pernyataan bahwa dalam kondisi saat ini orang tua secara tiba-tiba menjadi satu-satunya rujukan bagi anak-anak karena sumber daya dan bantuan terputus sehingga menyebabkan stres akibat terlalu banyak peran. Pada akhirnya, banyak orang tua yang tidak puas karena tidak mampu menyeimbangkan antara pekerjaan dan keluarga terutama sekali bagi ibu yang bekerja.…”

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Efek Mediasi Work-Family Conflict Terhadap Stres Kerja Pada Ibu Bekerja Di Rumah Selama Pandemi Covid-19

Alifah¹

2021

Ekobis

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Teleworking mothers in Indonesia have been stressed due to work-family conflicts during the Covid-19 pandemic. Whilst most scholars likely have been studied work-family conflict and work stress partially, this study proposed a more comprehensive structural model of causality by analyzing the effect of spousal and organizational support toward work stress on teleworking mothers during the Covid-19 pandemic through the mediation of work-family conflict. This study used a purposive sampling technique in collecting 57 respondents that appropriated to the criteria of study such as teleworking mother during the Covid-19 pandemic, live in Jabodetabek, and possess one child or more. This study used path analysis with two models of direct and indirect. The results indicated that spousal support and organizational support directly and negatively affected work-family conflict, but did not directly affect work stress. Work-family conflict directly and positively affected work stress, while spousal and organizational support indirectly and negatively affected work stress through the mediation of work-family conflict. Therefore, teleworking mothers who have been stressed during the pandemic due to work-family conflicts are recommended to improve their spousal dan organizational support in reducing their level of work stress.

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Parents and Children During the COVID-19 Lockdown: The Influence of Parenting Distress and Parenting Self-Efficacy on Children’s Emotional Well-Being

Cited by 158 publications

References 56 publications

New Parents Experienced Lower Parenting Self-Efficacy during the COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown

New Parents Experienced Lower Parenting Self-Efficacy during the COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown

The Effect of Job Insecurity and Life Uncertainty on Everyday Consumptions and Broader Life Projects during COVID-19 Pandemic

Efek Mediasi Work-Family Conflict Terhadap Stres Kerja Pada Ibu Bekerja Di Rumah Selama Pandemi Covid-19

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