Background

In August 2017, Hurricane Harvey disrupted the lives of millions in the Houston/Galveston gulf coast region, causing injury, loss, and major uncertainty of wellbeing. Natural disasters can influence parent mental health and parenting behaviors, though less is known about how these factors might be associated with parenting accommodations provided to children immediately following a disaster. OBJECTIVE: This study examined parental anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS), as well as pre-existing parenting practices (i.e., positive parenting, supervision, discipline) as clinical predictors of parenting accommodations (PA) in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.

Method

Parents of children ages 2–17 (n = 130) completed self-report measures approximately one month after Hurricane Harvey.

Results

A three-step hierarchical multiple regression was conducted to predict PA from demographic variables (age, income, gender), parental levels of anxiety, depression, and PTSS, and parenting practices. Results indicated that families with lower income, higher rates of inconsistent discipline, and higher levels of parental anxiety reported engaging in greater PA following Hurricane Harvey.

Conclusions

Accommodations may be explained in the context of reactive parenting practices aimed at reducing child and parent distress following a natural disaster. Consistent routines, limit-setting, and other positive parenting practices may be important treatment targets to reduce parenting accommodations following a natural disaster.

中文翻译：

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哈维飓风过后的父母住宿情况预测

背景

2017年8月，哈维飓风破坏了休斯顿/加尔维斯顿海湾沿岸地区数百万人的生活，造成人员伤亡，损失以及主要的福祉。自然灾害会影响父母的心理健康和父母的养育行为，尽管人们对这些因素如何与灾难后立即提供给儿童的父母养育条件有关的了解还很少。目的：本研究检查了父母的焦虑，抑郁和创伤后应激症状（PTSS），以及先前存在的育儿习惯（即积极的育儿，监督，纪律）作为善后情况下育儿条件（PA）的临床预测指标哈维飓风。

方法

2-17岁儿童（n  = 130）的父母在哈维飓风过后大约一个月完成了自我报告措施。

结果

进行了三步多元回归，以根据人口统计学变量（年龄，收入，性别），父母的焦虑，抑郁和PTSS水平以及父母的养育方式预测PA。结果表明，在哈维飓风过后，收入较低，纪律不一致率较高和父母焦虑程度较高的家庭报告了较高的PA。

结论

可以在旨在减少自然灾害后儿童和父母的痛苦的被动式育儿实践的背景下对适应进行解释。一致的常规，极限设定和其他积极的养育方式可能是减少自然灾害后减少养育条件的重要治疗目标。