Graduate School of Education, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.
Research Fellow, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Tokyo, Japan.
PLoS One. 2022 Jun 29;17(6):e0270210. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0270210. eCollection 2022.
This study examined the relationship between variables about family members co-residing during the COVID-19 pandemic and anxiety about COVID-19, domestic violence from spouse, child abuse anxiety, internet addiction, and mental health as social problems related to the COVID-19 pandemic. A total of 220 parents (70 male and 150 female, age; M = 41.6, SD = 34.4) were included in the analysis. Stepwise hierarchical multiple regression analysis was conducted with dependent variables of fear of COVID-19, spousal violence, anxiety regarding perpetrating child abuse, internet addiction, and mental health. The independent variables were basic variables related to family members such as family composition. The results demonstrated that parents with preschool children were anxious about the possibility that they might abuse their children (β = .203, p < .01). Subjects who smoked were associated with anxiety about being the victim of domestic violence by their spouse (β = .154, p < .05). Those whose income had decreased due to the COVID-19 pandemic, those who were employed, and those with few rooms in their house were more likely to be dependent on the Internet (in order, β = .189, p < .01; β = .196, p < .01; β = -.140, p < .05). Finally, mental health was impaired among those whose income was reduced by the COVID-19 pandemic (β = .134, p < .05) and among those who had conflicting opinions in their families regarding the pandemic (β = .206, p < .01). These results indicate that family variables are associated with family social problems. Additionally, we assume these have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. While further research is required to determine the causal relationships among the variables, the findings can be used as an indicator of support that should be provided to families.
本研究探讨了 COVID-19 大流行期间家庭成员共同居住的变量与对 COVID-19 的焦虑、配偶家庭暴力、虐待儿童焦虑、网络成瘾和心理健康之间的关系，这些都是与 COVID-19 大流行相关的社会问题。共纳入 220 名父母（70 名男性，150 名女性，年龄；M=41.6，SD=34.4）进行分析。采用分层逐步多元回归分析，因变量为对 COVID-19 的恐惧、配偶暴力、虐待儿童焦虑、网络成瘾和心理健康。自变量是与家庭成员相关的基本变量，如家庭组成。结果表明，有学龄前儿童的父母对虐待儿童的可能性感到焦虑（β=0.203，p<0.01）。吸烟的父母与配偶家庭暴力的焦虑有关（β=0.154，p<0.05）。因 COVID-19 大流行而收入减少、就业和家中房间较少的人更容易依赖互联网（按顺序，β=0.189，p<0.01；β=0.196，p<0.01；β=-0.140，p<0.05）。最后，COVID-19 大流行导致收入减少（β=0.134，p<0.05）和家庭对大流行存在意见分歧（β=0.206，p<0.01）的人的心理健康受损。这些结果表明，家庭变量与家庭社会问题相关。此外，我们假设这些问题因 COVID-19 大流行而加剧。虽然需要进一步的研究来确定变量之间的因果关系，但这些发现可以作为支持家庭的指标。
