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Predictive Models of Maternal Harsh Parenting During COVID-19 in China, Italy, and Netherlands.
Riem, Madelon M E; Lodder, Paul; Guo, Jing; Vrielink-Verpaalen, Michelle; van IJzendoorn, Marinus H; Bakermans-Kranenburg, Marian J; De Carli, Pietro.
  • Riem MME; Behavioural Science Institute, Radboud University, Nijmegen, Netherlands.
  • Lodder P; Clinical Child & Family Studies, Faculty of Behavioral and Movement Sciences, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
  • Guo J; Center of Research on Psychological & Somatic Disorders, Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology, Tilburg University, Tilburg, Netherlands.
  • Vrielink-Verpaalen M; Department of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing, China.
  • van IJzendoorn MH; Center of Research on Psychological & Somatic Disorders, Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology, Tilburg University, Tilburg, Netherlands.
  • Bakermans-Kranenburg MJ; Department of Psychology, Education and Child Studies, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
  • De Carli P; School of Psychology, Capital Normal University, Beijing, China.
Front Psychiatry ; 12: 722453, 2021.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1441150
ABSTRACT

Background:

The COVID-19 pandemic drastically impacted on family life and may have caused parental distress, which in turn may result in an overreliance on less effective parenting practices.

Objective:

The aim of the current study was to identify risk and protective factors associated with impaired parenting during the COVID-19 lockdown. Key factors predicting maternal harsh discipline were examined in China, Italy, and the Netherlands, using a cross-validation approach, with a particular focus on the role of allomaternal support from father and grandparents as a protective factor in predicting maternal harshness.

Methods:

The sample consisted of 900 Dutch, 641 Italian, and 922 Chinese mothers (age M = 36.74, SD = 5.58) who completed an online questionnaire during the lockdown.

Results:

Although marital conflict and psychopathology were shared risk factors predicting maternal harsh parenting in each of the three countries, cross-validation identified a unique risk factor model for each country. In the Netherlands and China, but not in Italy, work-related stressors were considered risk factors. In China, support from father and grandparents for mothers with a young child were protective factors.

Conclusions:

Our results indicate that the constellation of factors predicting maternal harshness during COVID-19 is not identical across countries, possibly due to cultural variations in support from fathers and grandparents. This information will be valuable for the identification of at-risk families during pandemics. Our findings show that shared childrearing can buffer against risks for harsh parenting during COVID-19. Hence, adopting approaches to build a pandemic-proof community of care may help at-risk parents during future pandemics.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Etiology study / Observational study / Prognostic study / Randomized controlled trials Language: English Journal: Front Psychiatry Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Fpsyt.2021.722453

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Etiology study / Observational study / Prognostic study / Randomized controlled trials Language: English Journal: Front Psychiatry Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Fpsyt.2021.722453