Bridget Davidson|Ellyn Schmidt|Carolina Mallar|Farah D. Mahmoud|W. Andrew Rothenberg|Julieta P. Hernandez|Michelle D. Berkovits|Jason Jent|Alan M. Delamater|Ruby Natale
Risk and resilience of well-being in caregivers of young children in response to the COVID-19 pandemic
University of Miami|University of Miami|University of Miami|University of Miami|University of Miami|University of Miami|University of Miami|University of Miami|University of Miami|University of Miami
abstract covid19 pandemic impacting communities worldwide direct effects illness mortality indirect effects economies workplaces schoolsdaycares social life however understand little effects pandemic families young children used risk resilience model evaluate effects pandemic mental health diverse caregivers n 286 children ages birth 5 evaluated hypotheses pandemic stress caregiverreported child psychosocial concerns correlate caregivers mental health symptoms b caregivers pandemicrelated selfefficacy coping mediate relationships caregivers completed surveys aprilmay 2020 assessing pandemic stress eg health finances housing child psychosocial problems coping strategies selfefficacy manage family needs primary outcome caregivers selfreported changes mental health symptoms since outbreak path analysis revealed higher pandemic stress associated caregivers reduced confidence meeting familys needs related covid19 correlated worse caregiver mental health symptoms greater child psychosocial problems also predicted worse caregiver mental health symptoms findings suggest pandemic stress child psychosocial problems caregiver selfefficacy interrelated influence caregivers mental health research needed examine strategies foster resilience buffer pandemics effects caregiver mental health first step evaluating psychosocial effects pandemic families young children clinical implications discussed tiered response mitigate pandemics impacts family functioning