Objective Since March 2020, millions of children have been confined to their homes and restricted from in-person activities, radically changing the dynamics of parent–child relationships. This study examines the association between coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) impact and the mental health of parents and school-aged children; specifically, whether qualities of the parent–child relationship moderated the relationship between parents’ emotional health (EH) and children’s emotional and behavioral health (EBH). Methods Data from this Internet-based study of a community sample were collected in March–May 2020. Parents (N = 158, 92.4% White, 96.2% female) reported on COVID-19 impacts, their own EH, perceptions of their relationship with their eldest child between 6 and 12 years-old, and the EBH of that child. Results Responses to questions about COVID-19 impact were assigned weighted values and used to create a COVID-19 impact scale. Hierarchical linear regressions revealed that greater COVID-19 impact was associated with greater parents’ EH issues only, and parents’ EH was a significant positive predictor of children’s EBH. Positive qualities and conflict in the parent–child relationship moderated the link between parents’ and children’s EH. At higher levels of relationship conflict and lower levels of positivity, there were stronger positive associations between parents’ and children’s EH. Parent–child relationship quality did not moderate the association between parents’ EH and children’s behavioral health (BH). Conclusions These cross-sectional study results suggest that beyond focusing on symptom management, families may benefit from supports targeting the parent–child relationship. Insights and implications for practitioners are discussed.

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做我的避风港：COVID-19 期间的亲子关系和情绪健康

目标 自 2020 年 3 月以来，数以百万计的儿童被限制在家中，无法进行亲身活动，从根本上改变了亲子关系的动态。本研究探讨了 2019 年冠状病毒病 (COVID-19) 影响与父母和学龄儿童心理健康之间的关系；具体来说，亲子关系的质量是否调节了父母情绪健康（EH）与儿童情绪和行为健康（EBH）之间的关系。方法 这项基于互联网的社区样本研究数据于 2020 年 3 月至 5 月收集。父母（N = 158，92.4% 白人，96.2% 女性）报告了 COVID-19 的影响、他们自己的 EH、对他们与他们 6 至 12 岁的大孩子，以及那个孩子的 EBH。结果 对有关 COVID-19 影响的问题的回答被分配了加权值，并用于创建 COVID-19 影响量表。分层线性回归显示，更大的 COVID-19 影响仅与更大的父母 EH 问题相关，而父母的 EH 是儿童 EBH 的显着正预测因子。亲子关系中的积极品质和冲突调节了父母和孩子的 EH 之间的联系。在较高水平的关系冲突和较低的积极性水平下，父母和孩子的 EH 之间存在较强的正相关。亲子关系质量并未调节父母的 EH 与儿童行为健康 (BH) 之间的关联。结论 这些横断面研究结果表明，除了关注症状管理，家庭可能会受益于针对亲子关系的支持。讨论了对从业者的见解和影响。