Doan Stacey N, Burniston Anna Beth, Smiley Patricia, Liu Cindy H
Department of Psychological Science, Claremont McKenna College, Claremont, CA 91711, USA.
Department of Population Sciences, City of Hope National Medical Center, Claremont, CA 91711, USA.
Children (Basel). 2023 May 31;10(6):977. doi: 10.3390/children10060977.
The COVID-19 pandemic has been linked to a range of behavioral problems in children. To date, however, longitudinal studies with data prior to the pandemic are rare, and moreover, few studies have examined the family context. This is notable as evidence suggests that mothers were highly vulnerable to the effects of the pandemic, and stress proliferation models would argue that children's wellbeing are undoubtedly affected by maternal wellbeing. In the current investigation, we examine changes in maternal depressive symptoms and children's behavioral problems from prior to the pandemic to the first few months of COVID-19 in the U.S. The results suggest a significant increase in children's internalizing problems and maternal depressive symptoms. Consistent with stress proliferation models, the relationship between COVID-19-related stressors and children's behavioral problems were mediated by maternal mental health.
新冠疫情已被证明与儿童的一系列行为问题有关。然而，迄今为止，鲜有关于疫情前数据的纵向研究，而且，很少有研究考察家庭环境。这一点值得注意，因为有证据表明母亲极易受到疫情影响，压力扩散模型认为儿童的幸福无疑会受到母亲幸福状况的影响。在当前的调查中，我们研究了美国从疫情前到新冠疫情最初几个月母亲抑郁症状和儿童行为问题的变化。结果表明，儿童的内化问题和母亲的抑郁症状显著增加。与压力扩散模型一致，新冠疫情相关压力源与儿童行为问题之间的关系是由母亲的心理健康介导的。
