The relationship between parental anxiety, fear of Covid-19, partner involvement in children's care and sleep quality during the Covid-19 pandemic in Italy

IF 2.8 4区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL

Infant and Child Development Pub Date : 2024-07-09 DOI:10.1002/icd.2531

Benedetta Ragni, Daniela Paoletti, Simona De Stasio

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Abstract

During the Covid-19 pandemic new stressors were added to the usual challenges parents face, changing habits and reduced physical activity, all factors that negatively affect sleep quality in adults and children. This study examines (1) possible changes in the sleep-wake patterns of parents and children before and after the March–May 2020 lockdown and during the new restrictions imposed by the Italian government in March 2021; (2) possible associations between children and parents' sleep quality reported by parents and intrinsic and extrinsic factors. A total of 264 Italian parents with children aged 1–6 years (M = 40 months, SD = 18.18) completed self-report questionnaires. Children's sleep habits changed, and parental insomnia symptoms worsened after the March–May 2020 lockdown, while children's insomnia symptoms decreased. Positive associations between children's negative affectivity and insomnia symptoms emerged, as well as between generalized parental anxiety and parental insomnia symptoms and between parental fear of Covid-19 and sleep-related habits not in line with paediatric recommendations. Partner's involvement in children's care promoted good sleep habits. Results identified risks and protective factors that could impact Italian parents' and children's sleep during the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, raising awareness among families, education practitioners, healthcare providers and the general public.

Highlights

Italian children's sleep habits changed, and parental insomnia symptoms worsened after the March–May 2020 lockdown, while children's insomnia symptoms decreased.
During the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, higher levels of children's temperamental negative affectivity were associated with higher levels of parental and children's insomnia, higher levels of parental anxiety, and the presence of children's sleep-related habits not in line with pediatric recommendations.
Partner's involvement in children's care promoted good and healthy children's sleep habits.

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在意大利 Covid-19 大流行期间，父母的焦虑、对 Covid-19 的恐惧、伴侣参与儿童护理与睡眠质量之间的关系

在 "Covid-19 "大流行期间，除了父母通常面临的挑战、生活习惯的改变和体育活动的减少之外，又增加了新的压力，而所有这些因素都会对成人和儿童的睡眠质量产生负面影响。本研究探讨了：（1）2020 年 3 月至 5 月封锁前后以及 2021 年 3 月意大利政府实施新限制措施期间，父母和儿童的睡眠-觉醒模式可能发生的变化；（2）父母报告的儿童和父母睡眠质量与内在和外在因素之间可能存在的关联。共有 264 名意大利家长和 1-6 岁的儿童（中位数 = 40 个月，标准差 = 18.18）填写了自我报告问卷。在 2020 年 3 月至 5 月的封锁之后，儿童的睡眠习惯发生了变化，家长的失眠症状也有所加重，而儿童的失眠症状则有所减轻。儿童的消极情绪与失眠症状之间、父母的普遍焦虑与失眠症状之间、父母对 Covid-19 的恐惧与不符合儿科建议的睡眠相关习惯之间都出现了正相关。伴侣参与儿童护理可促进良好睡眠习惯的养成。研究结果发现了在第二波Covid-19大流行期间可能影响意大利父母和儿童睡眠的风险因素和保护因素，提高了家庭、教育工作者、医疗保健提供者和公众的意识。在 Covid-19 大流行的第二波期间，儿童较高的脾气负面情绪水平与较高的父母和儿童失眠水平、较高的父母焦虑水平以及不符合儿科建议的儿童睡眠相关习惯有关。伴侣参与儿童护理可促进儿童养成良好健康的睡眠习惯。

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Infant and Child Development PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL-

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期刊介绍： Infant and Child Development publishes high quality empirical, theoretical and methodological papers addressing psychological development from the antenatal period through to adolescence. The journal brings together research on: - social and emotional development - perceptual and motor development - cognitive development - language development atypical development (including conduct problems, anxiety and depressive conditions, language impairments, autistic spectrum disorders, and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorders)