“Tell me what I'm doing wrong”: Criticism of parenting choices and mental health during COVID-19

IF 3.2 1区教育学 Q1 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Early Childhood Research Quarterly Pub Date : 2024-10-25 DOI:10.1016/j.ecresq.2024.10.008

Kaitlin P. Ward, Olivia D. Chang, Shawna J. Lee

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Abstract

During the COVID-19 pandemic, parents struggled with high levels of economic insecurity and mental health difficulties. Social cognitive theory suggests that receiving criticism from others contributes to psychological distress. This mixed-methods study explored longitudinal associations between receiving criticism about parenting choices and parental anxiety, depression, and financial worries during COVID-19. Survey data were collected at two time points in April 2020 from a national U.S. sample of 359 parents (70 % White, 67 % female, average age 34 years). Quantitative analyses were conducted using logistic and linear regression, and qualitative responses were coded to elucidate topics of criticism. Criticism at T1 was associated with increased parental anxiety, depression, and financial worries at T2 after controlling for these outcomes at T1. Content coding revealed parents were criticized for lenient parenting styles (20.63 %) or for being too strict with COVID-19 precautions (18.13 %). Being criticized about parenting choices may exacerbate mental health problems. Parents may benefit from receiving positive feedback about their parenting methods, either through social media or from family members.

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"告诉我我做错了什么"：COVID-19期间对父母选择的批评与心理健康

在 COVID-19 大流行期间，父母们在高度的经济不安全和心理健康困难中挣扎。社会认知理论认为，受到他人批评会导致心理困扰。这项混合方法研究探讨了在 COVID-19 期间，父母在养育子女的选择上受到批评与父母的焦虑、抑郁和经济担忧之间的纵向联系。调查数据是在 2020 年 4 月的两个时间点从美国全国 359 名父母（70% 白人，67% 女性，平均年龄 34 岁）样本中收集的。采用逻辑回归和线性回归进行定量分析，并对定性回答进行编码，以阐明批评的主题。在控制了第一阶段的结果后，第一阶段的批评与第二阶段父母焦虑、抑郁和经济担忧的增加有关。内容编码显示，父母受到批评的原因是宽松的养育方式（20.63%）或对 COVID-19 预防措施过于严格（18.13%）。在养育子女的选择上受到批评可能会加剧心理健康问题。通过社交媒体或从家庭成员那里获得有关其养育方法的积极反馈，可能会让父母受益匪浅。

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Early Childhood Research Quarterly Multiple-

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7.00

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8.10%

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109

期刊介绍： For over twenty years, Early Childhood Research Quarterly (ECRQ) has influenced the field of early childhood education and development through the publication of empirical research that meets the highest standards of scholarly and practical significance. ECRQ publishes predominantly empirical research (quantitative or qualitative methods) on issues of interest to early childhood development, theory, and educational practice (Birth through 8 years of age). The journal also occasionally publishes practitioner and/or policy perspectives, book reviews, and significant reviews of research. As an applied journal, we are interested in work that has social, policy, and educational relevance and implications and work that strengthens links between research and practice.