Carol McDonald Connor, Michèle M M Mazzocco, Terri Kurz, Elizabeth C Crowe, Elizabeth L Tighe, Taffeta S Wood, Frederick J Morrison
Using assessment to individualize early mathematics instruction
Journal of school psychology
coronavirus disease covid19 pandemic global impact family social economic wellbeing individuals families sought alternative living arrangements result financial crisis health implications housing insecurity many joining multigenerational households however unknown multigenerational family life affects childrens wellbeing therefore qualitative study explored risks resiliencebuilding opportunities childrens psychological social wellbeing resourceconstrained multigenerational households covid19 pandemic south africa five multigenerational families selected snowball sampling case design three generations participants grandparents n 5 parents n 7 children n 4 data gathered questionnaire interviews study received institutional ethics approval thematic analysis two themes six subthemes identified risks related interpersonal conflict family collective fear covid19 childrens multiple fears opportunities identified academic support shared responsibilities life skills values acquisition family cohesion results demonstrated potential risks resiliencebuilding opportunities multigenerational households present childrens psychosocial wellbeing multisystemic influences multigenerational household contribute childrens adjustment outcomes necessitate systemic school psychology interventions longitudinal studies recommended explore child wellbeing trends multigenerational households varying socioeconomic contexts