Article: Mothers’ daily perceived stress influences their children’s mental health during SARS-CoV-2-pandemic—an online survey
http://lobid.org/resources/99370678889506441#!, 15(1):31
2021
Abstract: ... the role of maternal daily perceived stress on children's mental health during the SARS-CoV-2-pandemic ... Methods: An online 'SARS-CoV-2-pandemic survey' was developed to assess children's mental health ... of the children's hyperactivity level dependent on the mother's perceived stress before the SARS-COV-2 crisis ...
| Abstract | Background: The current situation caused by the SARS-CoV-2-pandemic is associated with serious losses for everyone and has been affecting social life, politics, the economy and the media worldwide. Preventive isolation and social distancing strategies have confronted families with a large number of different challenges. The current epidemic and quarantine restrictions have a verifiable influence on the emotional and social development of children and adolescents. During this ongoing situation children of parents, who already were mentally stressed, seem particularly at risk. Objective: We aimed to assess the role of maternal daily perceived stress on children's mental health during the SARS-CoV-2-pandemic. Methods: An online 'SARS-CoV-2-pandemic survey' was developed to assess children's mental health since the beginning of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. To describe maternal perceived everyday stress, data from a longitudinal survey was utilized. Our survey includes elements and versions of the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire, the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire and the Perceived Stress Scale. We furthermore collected socio-demographic data. Due to our limited dependent variables we applied Tobit models for estimation. Results: We found a positive and significant effect of the maternal perceived everyday stress on children's emotional problems during the pandemic. Furthermore, results provide empirical evidence for an increase of the children's hyperactivity level dependent on the mother's perceived stress before the SARS-COV-2 crisis. We could not find significant effects for the relationship between mother's perceived everyday stress and the children's behavioral problems. Conclusions: Analyses illustrate the effects on children's mental distress during everyday life in the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Future research needs to identify influencing factors with regard to political, economic and social restrictions, in order to prevent children's mental health problems. |
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| Keywords | Emotional and social development of children and adolescents ; Life quality ; Mental stress ; SARS-CoV-2-pandemic ; Psychosocial impact ; Research Article |
| Language | English |
| Document type | Article |
| Database | Repository for Life Sciences |
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