Examining Parent Stress and Shifts in Parenting Values: A Comparison of Community Samples of Parents of Young Children Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting governmental measures to curb the spread of the disease dramatically altered lifestyle patterns of families of young children, creating unprecedented demands on parents and families. The present study, based on a quasi-experimental design, investigates differences in perceptions of the importance of positive and negative parenting behaviors from extant samples taken prior to and within the first 8 months of the pandemic. A total of 2,215 parents were surveyed across the combined time periods. Two-Way Factorial ANOVA were utilized to compare mean differences in importance ratings across time period and child age (infant/toddler and preschooler). Analyses indicated significant mean differences in importance ratings of positive and negative parenting behaviors likely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Subject Area
Psychology|Mental health|Individual & family studies
Recommended Citation
Iacampo, Andrea M, "Examining Parent Stress and Shifts in Parenting Values: A Comparison of Community Samples of Parents of Young Children Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic" (2024). ETD Collection for Pace University. AAI30989856.
https://digitalcommons.pace.edu/dissertations/AAI30989856
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