Parent mental health and child behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic

Francesca Scheiber, Paige M. Nelson, Allison Momany, Kelli K. Ryckman and Ö. Ece Demir-Lira

Children and Youth Services Review, 2023, vol. 148, issue C

Abstract: Child behavior, which encompasses both internalizing and externalizing behaviors, is associated with many outcomes, including concurrent and future mental health, academic success, and social well-being. Thus, understanding sources of variability in child behavior is crucial for developing strategies aimed at equipping children with necessary resources. Parental mental health (PMH) difficulties and preterm birth may be risk factors for child behavior (CB) problems. Moreover, not only are PMH difficulties more common among parents of preterm children, but preterm children might also be more sensitive than full-term children to environmental stressors. In this study, we examined how PMH and CB changed during the COVID-19 pandemic, how change in PMH related to change in CB, and whether preterm children were more susceptible than full-term children to change in PMH.

Keywords: Parental mental health; Child behavior; Preterm children; Differential susceptibility (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2023.106888

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