Child emotional problems: Associations with maternal distress and parenting practices

IF 1.8 3区社会学 Q2 FAMILY STUDIES

Family Relations Pub Date : 2024-10-11 DOI:10.1111/fare.13099

Bowen Xiao, Jingyao Wang, Yuemin Feng, Shumin Wang, Yan Li

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Abstract

Objective

The primary aim of the present study was to explore the associations among COVID-19 distress, maternal parenting practices (e.g., adaptive and maladaptive parenting), COVID-19 exposure, and emotional problems of preschoolers (ages 3 to 6) in Chinese culture.

Background

In the current study, we focused on Shanghai kindergarteners who, due to the complete COVID-19 citywide lockdown, experienced an interruption in learning and social interaction.

Method

Participants were 382 mothers of children (M_age = 5.49 years, SD = 0.62; 53.4% boys) from one kindergarten in Shanghai, People's Republic of China. Upon obtaining consent, mothers completed the measures (administered via an online survey website) of COVID-19 exposure, COVID-19 distress, and maternal parenting practices and child's emotional problems.

Results

Our main finding showed that the relation between COVID-19 exposure and children's emotional problems is serially explained by COVID-19 distress and maladaptive parenting.

Conclusion

The COVID-19 pandemic has induced and exacerbated a variety of stressors that impact mothers' parenting behavior, which in turn exacerbated child emotional problems.

Implications

This research adds to our understanding of the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Chinese families.

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儿童情绪问题：与母亲痛苦和养育实践的关系

目的本研究的主要目的是探讨中国文化中3 - 6岁学龄前儿童（3 - 6岁）的COVID-19困扰、母亲养育方式（如适应性和不适应性养育）、COVID-19暴露和情绪问题之间的关系。在本研究中，我们关注的是上海幼儿园的孩子，他们由于COVID-19在全市范围内的全面封锁，经历了学习和社交活动的中断。方法研究对象为382名有孩子的母亲(年龄= 5.49岁，SD = 0.62；53.4%男生)来自中华人民共和国上海的一所幼儿园。在获得同意后，母亲们完成了COVID-19暴露、COVID-19痛苦以及母亲养育做法和孩子情绪问题的测量（通过在线调查网站进行管理）。结果新冠肺炎暴露与儿童情绪问题之间的关系可依次由新冠肺炎困扰和父母教养不良解释。结论新冠肺炎大流行诱发并加剧了多种应激因素，影响母亲的育儿行为，进而加剧了儿童的情绪问题。本研究增加了我们对COVID-19大流行对中国家庭的负面影响的理解。

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Family Relations Multiple-

CiteScore

3.40

自引率

13.60%

发文量

164

期刊介绍： A premier, applied journal of family studies, Family Relations is mandatory reading for family scholars and all professionals who work with families, including: family practitioners, educators, marriage and family therapists, researchers, and social policy specialists. The journal"s content emphasizes family research with implications for intervention, education, and public policy, always publishing original, innovative and interdisciplinary works with specific recommendations for practice.