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To examine how parents of young children managed stress during the initial year of the COVID-19 pandemic and determine the relationship between specific coping behaviors and parental mental health.

July 26, 2023Family RelationsOpen Access

Parents' coping behaviors and mental health during the COVID‐19 pandemic

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AKAndrew E. Koepp JBJennifer M. Barton HBHannah M. Berendzen

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Survey study reveals that effective coping strategies protect parental mental health under high pandemic stress, highlighting young children as sources of emotional resilience.

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To examine how parents of young children managed stress during the initial year of the COVID-19 pandemic and determine the relationship between specific coping behaviors and parental mental health.
Surveyed 199 parents (76% women, mean age = 33 years) of children aged 2 to 4 years across the United States between September and December 2020.
Evaluated self-reported COVID-related stress, coping behaviors implemented since March 2020 stay-at-home orders, and symptoms of anxiety and depression.
Spending time with children was the most frequently endorsed coping strategy and regularly led to parents feeling better.
Successful coping was positively associated with better mental health irrespective of COVID-related stress, while distraction and unsuccessful coping showed no significant main effect.
Under conditions of high COVID-related stress, parents who engaged in higher rates of unsuccessful coping reported significantly elevated symptoms of anxiety and depression.

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Koepp et al. (2023) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a6f318af44fa9f079dc9ab2 https://doi.org/10.1111/fare.12929

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July 26, 2023Family RelationsOpen Access

Parents' coping behaviors and mental health during the COVID‐19 pandemic

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Authors

AKAndrew E. Koepp JBJennifer M. Barton HBHannah M. Berendzen

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Overview

Survey study reveals that effective coping strategies protect parental mental health under high pandemic stress, highlighting young children as sources of emotional resilience.

Key Points

To examine how parents of young children managed stress during the initial year of the COVID-19 pandemic and determine the relationship between specific coping behaviors and parental mental health.
Surveyed 199 parents (76% women, mean age = 33 years) of children aged 2 to 4 years across the United States between September and December 2020.
Evaluated self-reported COVID-related stress, coping behaviors implemented since March 2020 stay-at-home orders, and symptoms of anxiety and depression.
Spending time with children was the most frequently endorsed coping strategy and regularly led to parents feeling better.
Successful coping was positively associated with better mental health irrespective of COVID-related stress, while distraction and unsuccessful coping showed no significant main effect.
Under conditions of high COVID-related stress, parents who engaged in higher rates of unsuccessful coping reported significantly elevated symptoms of anxiety and depression.

Cite This Study

Koepp et al. (2023) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a6f318af44fa9f079dc9ab2 https://doi.org/10.1111/fare.12929

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