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Changes in parenting behavior in the time of COVID-19: A mixed method approach

PloS one, 2024-04, Vol.19 (4), p.e0302125-e0302125 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

Copyright: © 2024 Mesesan-Schmitz et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. ;COPYRIGHT 2024 Public Library of Science ;ISSN: 1932-6203 ;EISSN: 1932-6203 ;DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0302125 ;PMID: 38640097

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  • Title:
    Changes in parenting behavior in the time of COVID-19: A mixed method approach
  • Author: Mesesan-Schmitz, Luiza ; Coman, Claudiu ; Stanciu, Carmen ; Bucur, Venera ; Tiru, Laurentiu Gabriel ; Bularca, Maria Cristina
  • Subjects: Child ; Conflict management ; COVID-19 - epidemiology ; Education ; Epidemics ; Female ; Health aspects ; Home and school ; Humans ; Methods ; Mothers ; Parent participation ; Parenting ; Parents ; Romania ; Schools ; Social aspects
  • Is Part Of: PloS one, 2024-04, Vol.19 (4), p.e0302125-e0302125
  • Description: This study was designed to explore mothers' perceptions about changes in parenting behavior in the middle of the pandemic COVID 19 period. Based on the convergent mixed-method design and Parental Stress model, we illustrated these changes by taking into account the impact of the pandemic perceived by mothers and the resources they had available. Research on parenting changes was important in the Romanian context because, in that challenging period, there were no regulations to safeguard parents, especially single parents as mothers. Mothers experienced increased levels of stress, some of them having to leave their jobs to stay at home with their children. Other mothers needed to work from home and in the meantime to take care of their children. In this context we wanted to illustrate the possible changes that occurred in their parenting behavior during the pandemic period. Results from the quantitative survey showed that there is a moderate correlation between the negative impact felt by mothers and the negative changes in their parenting behavior, and this correlation was diminished by a series of resources such as: social support, parenting alliance, or high income. Qualitative data provided better understanding of mothers' parenting behavior by showing that mothers shared both positive and negative experiences during the pandemic, regardless of the general trend mentioned. As shown by the quantitative data, the qualitative data also showed that mothers who felt more strongly the impact of the pandemic reported more negative changes in their parenting behavior. The positive changes most frequently stated involved expressing affection and communicating more often on various topics, carrying out leisure activities or activities meant to help with the personal development of the child, and involving children in domestic activities. Mothers mostly described negative aspects such as too much involvement in school life, increased control and surveillance of children, especially when it comes to school related activities and to the time children were allowed to spend on their digital devices. These changes led to conflicts and sometimes, mothers resorted to discipline practices. In addition to the resources identified in quantitative research, mothers with higher education and medium-high income also turned to specialized resources (psychologists, online courses, support groups) in order to manage conflicts, them being able to see the challenges of the pandemic as an opportunity to develop and improve the relationship with their children.
  • Publisher: United States: Public Library of Science
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 1932-6203
    EISSN: 1932-6203
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0302125
    PMID: 38640097
  • Source: PLoS (Open access)
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