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Identifying Parenting Challenges During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Survey-Based Study

Published:2024-09-05 Issue: Volume: Page:
ISSN:1071-1813
Container-title:Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting
language:en
Short-container-title:Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting

Author:

Choudhury Nurul Ahad¹,Karunathilake Sachithra¹,Wheeler Denna²,Condley Rachael³,Saravanan Pratima¹^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. School of Industrial Engineering and Management, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, USA

2. Center for Rural Health, Oklahoma State University, Tulsa, USA

3. Our Daily Bread, Stillwater, OK, USA

Abstract

The objective of this study is to investigate the long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the perceived stress and mental health of parents. Specifically, this study aims to provide preliminary evidence on specific changes in children’s behaviors caused by the lockdown and the impact of these behaviors on the mental well-being of the parents. A survey was designed to achieve this, and N = 713 respondents completed it. The survey consisted of demographic questions, validated questionnaires—Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES) and Positive Childhood Experiences (PCES), Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), Ages and Stages Questionnaires (ASQ), and a few other questions on parental stress. The quantitative and qualitative findings revealed several variables that significantly influenced the perceived stress and affected the mental health of parents with children born during the pandemic. The findings underscore the vital need for implementing coping strategies to mitigate the effects of these adverse stressors.

Funder

Potts Family Foundation

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Link

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/10711813241276469

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