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Pre-pandemic individual and household predictors of caregiver and child COVID-19-related stress in a high-risk sample
- Source :
- Child Protection and Practice, Vol 2, Iss , Pp 100046- (2024)
- Publication Year :
- 2024
- Publisher :
- Elsevier, 2024.
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Abstract
- Background: Many families experienced increased stress during the COVID-19 pandemic and families recently investigated for child maltreatment may have been at particularly high risk. However, little research has focused on pre-pandemic individual and household predictors of COVID-19-related stress among such families who may have been especially vulnerable to the pandemic. Objective: The present study prospectively examined pre-pandemic predictors of caregiver and child COVID-19-related stress in a sample of caregivers and children investigated for child maltreatment prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants: Participants included children (N = 285), ages 8–13, and their caregivers (N = 246) investigated for child maltreatment prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: Multiple linear regression models were run to separately predict caregiver and child COVID-19-related stress from pre-pandemic household chaos, caregiver and child emotion regulation, caregiver psychological distress, and sociodemographic characteristics. Findings: Black caregivers and children reported significantly more COVID-19-related stress than White caregivers and children (b = 2.27, p = 0.006 and b = 1.70, p = 0.013, respectively). Hispanic children reported more COVID-19-related stress than non-Hispanic children (b = 2.12, p 0.05). Conclusions: There is a need to support minority families and address mental health concerns to prevent disparate outcomes in the face of stressors.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 29501938
- Volume :
- 2
- Issue :
- 100046-
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Child Protection and Practice
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.f1e99d5c0649abbfd883527ad5a94c
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chipro.2024.100046