Arizona State University, Phoenix, USA.
University of South Carolina, Columbia, USA.
J Appl Gerontol. 2021 Sep;40(9):923-933. doi: 10.1177/07334648211006222. Epub 2021 Apr 17.
Involuntary job loss during the COVID-19 pandemic adds challenges, especially for custodial grandparents that are taking care of grandchildren. Grandparents are relatively vulnerable, and they need more attention and support when facing the negative impacts of COVID-19. This study analyzed cross-sectional survey data collected from 234 custodial grandparents via Qualtrics Panels in June 2020 in the United States. After using the propensity score weighting adjustment, results from logistic and ordinary least squares regression showed that compared with grandparents that did not lose their job during the pandemic, grandparents that did had more parenting stress and worse mental health. Moderation analysis also showed that social support was a significant moderator of the relationship between job loss and mental health, but not the relationship between job loss and parenting stress. The findings and implications are discussed.
在 COVID-19 大流行期间，非自愿失业带来了挑战，尤其是对于照顾孙辈的监护型祖父母而言。祖父母相对脆弱，在面临 COVID-19 的负面影响时，他们需要更多的关注和支持。本研究分析了 2020 年 6 月通过美国 Qualtrics 面板从 234 名监护型祖父母收集的横断面调查数据。在使用倾向评分加权调整后，逻辑回归和普通最小二乘回归的结果表明，与在大流行期间没有失业的祖父母相比，失业的祖父母的育儿压力更大，心理健康状况更差。调节分析还表明，社会支持是失业与心理健康之间关系的重要调节因素，但不是失业与育儿压力之间关系的重要调节因素。讨论了研究结果及其意义。
