Parenting stress among new parents before and during the COVID-19 pandemic
O Taubman–Ben-Ari, O Ben-Yaakov, M Chasson - Child abuse & neglect, 2021 - Elsevier
O Taubman–Ben-Ari, O Ben-Yaakov, M Chasson
Child abuse & neglect, 2021•ElsevierBackground The outbreak of COVID-19 has forced parents to deal with a challenging crisis,
which may have increased their stress levels, negatively affecting their parenting and putting
their infants at risk of abuse. Objective To examine the contribution of the pandemic to
parenting stress, exploring differences in parenting stress among new parents before and
during the crisis, the role of background and personal variables, and the possibility that the
study phase moderated the associations of gender and personal resources with parenting …
which may have increased their stress levels, negatively affecting their parenting and putting
their infants at risk of abuse. Objective To examine the contribution of the pandemic to
parenting stress, exploring differences in parenting stress among new parents before and
during the crisis, the role of background and personal variables, and the possibility that the
study phase moderated the associations of gender and personal resources with parenting …
Background
The outbreak of COVID-19 has forced parents to deal with a challenging crisis, which may have increased their stress levels, negatively affecting their parenting and putting their infants at risk of abuse.
Objective
To examine the contribution of the pandemic to parenting stress, exploring differences in parenting stress among new parents before and during the crisis, the role of background and personal variables, and the possibility that the study phase moderated the associations of gender and personal resources with parenting stress.
Method
Israeli parents (n = 1591) whose first child was 3–12 months old were recruited twice through social media: in 2019, before the spread of COVID-19 (n = 985); and in March 2020, during the pandemic (n = 606).
Results
Sociodemographic variables, perception of the childbirth as traumatic, lower meaning in life, higher search for meaning, less marital satisfaction, and study phase all contributed to greater parenting stress. In addition, the association between gender and stress was moderated by study phase, with fathers reporting a greater increase in stress during the pandemic. Moreover, only during the pandemic did fathers report higher parenting stress than mothers.
Conclusions
The findings highlight the vulnerability of new parents of young infants to parenting stress during the crisis, and the special attention which should be paid to fathers. They indicate the value of strengthening meaning in life and preserving good marital relationships as resources that help to cope with the heightened parenting stress at this time.
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