Department of Human Development and Family Studies, School of Human Ecology, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Department of Pediatrics, New York University, Grossman School of Medicine.
J Fam Psychol. 2024 Oct;38(7):1087-1097. doi: 10.1037/fam0001255. Epub 2024 Aug 1.
Family life dramatically changed following the COVID-19 pandemic onset. Parents faced school and childcare closures, employment changes, and other disruptions to daily life. This study utilized online survey data collected in late April 2020 ( = 1,009) of parents' experiences parenting children from 0 to 12 years during the COVID-19 pandemic. Parents in the study were primarily White (82%), married (82%), and women (89%) with one or two children (75.1%). This qualitative study explored the challenges and rewards of parenting during a public health crisis. Parents responded to separate open-ended questions asking about the rewards and challenges of parenting during COVID-19. The responses to each question were coded independently and then combined to identify broader overarching themes. Using descriptive qualitative analysis, we identified six themes related to both parenting challenges and rewards: and . A subset of parents reported the same experiences as being both rewarding and challenging, which reflects the duality and complexity of parenting during the pandemic. These findings are interpreted through a positive psychology lens and highlight the benefit finding that exists even when parents are in extremely stressful situations. We discuss the implications of this research for better supporting parents both during and outside of major crises. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).
家庭生活在 COVID-19 大流行爆发后发生了巨大变化。父母面临学校和儿童保育关闭、就业变化以及日常生活的其他干扰。本研究利用 2020 年 4 月下旬收集的关于父母在 COVID-19 大流行期间养育 0 至 12 岁儿童的经验的在线调查数据（= 1009）。研究中的父母主要是白人（82%）、已婚（82%）和女性（89%），有一个或两个孩子（75.1%）。这项定性研究探讨了在公共卫生危机期间育儿的挑战和回报。父母回答了关于 COVID-19 期间育儿的回报和挑战的单独开放式问题。每个问题的回答都是独立编码的，然后合并以确定更广泛的总体主题。使用描述性定性分析，我们确定了与育儿挑战和回报相关的六个主题： 和 。一部分父母报告说相同的经历既有回报又有挑战，这反映了大流行期间育儿的双重性和复杂性。这些发现通过积极心理学视角进行解释，并强调了即使父母处于极其紧张的情况下，也存在好处发现。我们讨论了这项研究对更好地支持父母在重大危机期间和之外的意义。（PsycInfo 数据库记录（c）2024 APA，保留所有权利）。
