Chinese Mothers' Perceptions on the Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic to Elementary Level Children in Thailand

ABSTRACT

Public health incentives have prioritized reducing the adverse physical and mental health risks linked with Covid-19. As a result, less attention has been placed on understanding the psychological factors related to children, especially among overseas children. This qualitative study interviewed nine Chinese mothers' company their children in Thailand, they are from various socioeconomic and educational backgrounds to explore their perspectives on the effects of the Covid-19 epidemic on their children in Thailand. Chinese mothers indicated that it severely impacts their children's mental and physical health and academic achievement. Simultaneously, the major finding of this study is the deterioration of the mother-child relationship during Covid-19 pandemic.