The COVID-19 pandemic is an unanticipated and uncontrollable chronic stressor that is detrimental to the mental and behavioral health of children and families, particularly those from disadvantaged and marginalized backgrounds. Chronic stress impairs a myriad of prefrontal cortical functions, important for coping with the COVID-19 pandemic, and has consequences on dyadic parent-child functioning. Informed by neuroscience and clinical evidence, sensitive parenting is a vital avenue of intervention that buffers against the toxic effects of COVID-19 on parent-child mental health. In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, we first discuss the neurobiological, psychological, and behavioral mechanisms behind exacerbated mental health risks in families. We then highlight the role of sensitive parenting as a buffer against stress-related mental health problems, and conclude with recommendations for systemic-, family-, and individual-interventions to most effectively address stress-related mental health problems and their impact on children and families during the COVID-19 pandemic. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved).

中文翻译：

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大流行中的前额皮质：通过系统、家庭和个人的干预措施恢复功能。


COVID-19 大流行是一种无法预料且无法控制的慢性压力源，不利于儿童和家庭的心理和行为健康，特别是来自弱势和边缘化背景的儿童和家庭。慢性压力会损害多种前额皮质功能，这对于应对 COVID-19 大流行非常重要，并对亲子功能产生影响。根据神经科学和临床证据，敏感的养育方式是重要的干预途径，可以缓冲 COVID-19 对亲子心理健康的毒性影响。在 COVID-19 大流行的背景下，我们首先讨论家庭心理健康风险加剧背后的神经生物学、心理和行为机制。然后，我们强调了敏感的养育方式作为缓解与压力相关的心理健康问题的缓冲作用，并最后提出了系统、家庭和个人干预措施的建议，以最有效地解决与压力相关的心理健康问题及其对儿童和儿童的影响。 COVID-19 大流行期间的家庭。 （PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2021 APA，保留所有权利）。