ABSTRACT

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the life of individuals in several realms such as work, education, and interpersonal interactions. No research has so far investigated the possible influence of the emergency on the quality of mother-child exchanges during feeding. The present study aimed to do so in a sample of mothers and children (N = 359) recruited in the general population. The SVIA was used to evaluate the quality of the dyadic feeding interactions; the SCL-90/R and the BSFC were employed to assess mothers’ psychopathological risk and caregiving distress. The CBCL 1,5–5 was used to tap mothers’ perception of offspring’s emotional/behavioral functioning. All measures were administered at 18 (T1) and 36 months (T2) of the children (respectively pre-pandemic and during the pandemic periods). Results showed that the quality of the feeding interactions worsened from T1 to T2. Mothers’ psychopathological risk, depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsion scores and caregiving distress significantly increased. Children’s emotional/behavioral functioning worsened during the pandemic, with significantly higher Internalizing and Externalizing scores. This is the first study to focus on the quality of mother-child feeding interactions during the pandemic. This exploratory study can expand the knowledge on the possible negative outcomes of COVID-19 on family life and caregiving.

摘要

COVID-19 大流行在工作、教育和人际交往等多个领域影响了个人的生活。迄今为止，还没有研究调查过紧急情况对喂养期间母子交换质量的可能影响。本研究旨在在一般人群中招募的母亲和儿童样本（N = 359）中这样做。SVIA 用于评估二元喂养相互作用的质量；SCL-90/R 和 BSFC 被用来评估母亲的精神病理学风险和护理压力。CBCL 1,5-5 用于挖掘母亲对后代情绪/行为功能的感知。所有措施均在儿童 18 个月（T1）和 36 个月（T2）（分别在大流行前和大流行期间）进行。结果表明，喂养相互作用的质量从 T1 到 T2 恶化。母亲的精神病理学风险、抑郁症、焦虑症、强迫症评分和照顾痛苦显着增加。大流行期间儿童的情绪/行为功能恶化，内化和外化得分显着提高。这是第一项关注大流行期间母婴喂养互动质量的研究。这项探索性研究可以扩展关于 COVID-19 对家庭生活和护理可能产生的负面影响的知识。具有显着更高的内化和外化分数。这是第一项关注大流行期间母婴喂养互动质量的研究。这项探索性研究可以扩展关于 COVID-19 对家庭生活和护理可能产生的负面影响的知识。具有显着更高的内化和外化分数。这是第一项关注大流行期间母婴喂养互动质量的研究。这项探索性研究可以扩展关于 COVID-19 对家庭生活和护理可能产生的负面影响的知识。