Aparicio Elizabeth M, Shpiegel Svetlana, Martinez-Garcia Genevieve, Sanchez Alexander, Jasczynski Michelle, Ventola Marissa, Channell Doig Amara, Robinson Jennifer L, Smith Rhoda
Department of Behavioral and Community Health School of Public Health University of Maryland, 4200 Valley Dr, Suite 1234, College Park, MD 20742, United States.
Department of Social Work and Child Advocacy Montclair State University, 1 Normal Ave. Dickson Hall, Room 370, Montclair, NJ 07043, United States.
Child Youth Serv Rev. 2023 May;148:106872. doi: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2023.106872. Epub 2023 Feb 12.
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a disproportionate impact on many vulnerable populations, including youth in foster care and parents of young children. In this study, we worked with nine parenting current and former foster youth to share their experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic through photography. Data were collected between January and March 2021 during a series of three virtual PhotoVoice sessions, then transcripts of PhotoVoice sessions and participant-selected captioned photographs were analyzed using thematic analysis. Themes in participants' photographs included 1) Pandemic Parenting and 2) Making the Best of It. Findings indicate the need to expand mental health services, protect essential workers, and ensure young parents receive support navigating medical and social welfare systems and the process of receiving pandemic relief-related benefits.
新冠疫情对许多弱势群体产生了不成比例的影响,包括寄养青年和幼儿的父母。在本研究中,我们与九位现任和前任寄养青年父母合作,通过摄影分享他们在新冠疫情中的经历。数据于2021年1月至3月期间在一系列三场虚拟摄影发声会议中收集,然后使用主题分析法对摄影发声会议的文字记录和参与者选择的带说明文字的照片进行分析。参与者照片中的主题包括1)疫情期间为人父母以及2)尽力而为。研究结果表明,有必要扩大心理健康服务、保护一线工作者,并确保年轻父母在应对医疗和社会福利系统以及领取疫情救济相关福利的过程中得到支持。