Department of Counseling and Clinical Psychology, Teachers College, Columbia University.
Department of Applied Psychology, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development, New York University.
Fam Syst Health. 2023 Mar;41(1):68-77. doi: 10.1037/fsh0000715. Epub 2022 May 19.
COVID-19 has placed Asian Americans (AA) at higher risk for discrimination within the U.S. This exacerbates the mental health distress of AA parents, who are also experiencing COVID-19-related stress (e.g., health, financial, work, childcare). The risk factors associated with mental health outcomes for AA parents are not well understood. This brief report examined the relationships among COVID-19 stress, discrimination, and psychological distress of AA parents during the initial months of the pandemic.
Baseline data of an ongoing longitudinal examination into the COVID-19 experiences of AA parents and their families were utilized. Participants were 166 AA parents of children ages 2-19 years. They completed an online survey about their experiences of COVID-19-related stress (i.e., childcare, school, work), discrimination, and psychological distress.
The majority of AA parents were highly stressed due to school closures and childcare changes; school-age parents reported significantly more stress resulting from school closures than parents of young children or adolescents. Over 21% of AA parents experienced some discrimination resulting from COVID-19; the majority reported discrimination fears for themselves and their family/friends. Experiencing discrimination was positively associated with psychological distress, as was COVID-19 stress related to work performance and relationship quality. Conversely, the majority of parents reported increased quality time with their family (i.e., children, partners).
AA parents are experiencing high levels of COVID-19-related stress, and have the added psychological burden of experiencing and fearing racial/ethnic discrimination. However, the pandemic has led to families spending more quality time together. Implications for future studies are discussed. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).
COVID-19 使亚裔美国人（AA）在美国面临更高的歧视风险。这加剧了 AA 父母的心理健康困扰，他们也正在经历与 COVID-19 相关的压力（例如，健康、财务、工作、儿童保育）。AA 父母心理健康结果的相关风险因素尚未得到很好的理解。本简要报告探讨了大流行初期 AA 父母的 COVID-19 压力、歧视与心理困扰之间的关系。
利用正在进行的关于 AA 父母及其家庭 COVID-19 经历的纵向研究的基线数据。参与者是 166 名 2-19 岁儿童的 AA 父母。他们完成了一份关于 COVID-19 相关压力（即儿童保育、学校、工作）、歧视和心理困扰的在线调查。
由于学校关闭和儿童保育变化，大多数 AA 父母压力很大；学龄父母报告因学校关闭而导致的压力明显大于幼儿或青少年父母。超过 21%的 AA 父母因 COVID-19 经历了一些歧视；大多数人报告了对自己和家人/朋友的歧视恐惧。经历歧视与心理困扰呈正相关，与工作表现和人际关系质量相关的 COVID-19 压力也是如此。相反，大多数父母报告与家人（即孩子、伴侣）共度了更多的美好时光。
AA 父母正在经历高水平的 COVID-19 相关压力，并且还承受着经历和担心种族/族裔歧视的心理负担。然而，大流行导致家庭在一起度过了更多的美好时光。讨论了对未来研究的影响。（PsycInfo 数据库记录（c）2023 APA，保留所有权利）。
