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Role of maternal emotion in child maltreatment risk during the COVID-19 pandemic
Journal of Family Violence ( IF 2.7 ) Pub Date : 2022-04-09 , DOI: 10.1007/s10896-022-00379-5
Christina M Rodriguez 1, 2 , Shawna J Lee 2
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Purpose

Preliminary research early in the COVID-19 pandemic suggested children appeared to be at increased risk for child maltreatment, particularly as parents struggled with mental health and economic strains. Such strains were likely to influence parental emotions about their children, affecting their parent-child interactions to contribute to elevated maltreatment risk. To identify the potential affective elements that may contribute to such increased maltreatment risk, the current study focused on whether maternal worry about children’s behavior specifically as well as maternal anger were related to increased risk for neglect or physical or psychological aggression six months into the pandemic.

Method

The racially diverse sample included 193 mothers who completed an online survey during the COVID-19 pandemic in late September-early October 2020.

Results

Mothers’ reported increases in neglect and physical and psychological aggression during the pandemic were significantly related with established measures of maltreatment risk. Furthermore, path models indicated that maternal anger and worry about children’s behavior, as well as their interaction, were significantly related to indicators of physical aggression risk and neglect during the pandemic, but only maternal anger related to increased psychological aggression during the pandemic.

Conclusions

Maternal worry and anger about children’s behavior may have exacerbated risk for maltreatment under the stressful conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic. Findings suggest affective reactions of both parental worry and anger focused on child behavior warrants greater empirical attention and consideration in intervention efforts both during the pandemic and potentially post-pandemic.



中文翻译:


COVID-19 大流行期间母亲情绪在儿童虐待风险中的作用


 目的


COVID-19 大流行初期的初步研究表明,儿童遭受虐待的风险似乎增加,特别是当父母面临心理健康和经济压力时。这种压力可能会影响父母对孩子的情绪,影响亲子互动,从而导致虐待风险增加。为了确定可能导致虐待风险增加的潜在情感因素,当前的研究重点是母亲对儿童行为的担忧以及母亲的愤怒是否与流感大流行六个月后忽视或身体或心理攻击的风险增加有关。

 方法


种族多样化的样本包括 193 名母亲,她们在 2020 年 9 月下旬至 10 月初的 COVID-19 大流行期间完成了在线调查。

 结果


据报道,在大流行期间,母亲们遭受忽视以及身体和心理攻击的情况有所增加,这与既定的虐待风险衡量标准密切相关。此外,路径模型表明,母亲对儿童行为及其互动的愤怒和担忧与大流行期间的身体攻击风险和忽视指标显着相关,但只有母亲的愤怒与大流行期间的心理攻击增加有关。

 结论


在 COVID-19 大流行的压力下,母亲对儿童行为的担忧和愤怒可能会加剧虐待的风险。研究结果表明,父母对儿童行为的担忧和愤怒的情感反应值得在大流行期间和可能的大流行后的干预工作中给予更多的实证关注和考虑。

更新日期:2022-04-09
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