Mental Health of Parents and Preschool-Aged Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Mediating Role of Harsh Parenting and Child Sleep Disturbances

In the context of the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, mental health problems of parents and children have become a public issue. Herein, we explored the association between parental well-being index and child mental health problems during the pandemic and the mediating role of harsh pa...

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Autores principales: Peiyao Wang, Xiaoning Sun, Wen Li, Zijing Wang, Shan He, Feng Zhai, Yuan Xin, Linlin Pan, Guanghai Wang, Fan Jiang, Jie Chen
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:2041a4eaaaf74f2ab699d48be7c407ed2021-12-01T12:39:15ZMental Health of Parents and Preschool-Aged Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Mediating Role of Harsh Parenting and Child Sleep Disturbances1664-064010.3389/fpsyt.2021.746330https://doaj.org/article/2041a4eaaaf74f2ab699d48be7c407ed2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.746330/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/1664-0640In the context of the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, mental health problems of parents and children have become a public issue. Herein, we explored the association between parental well-being index and child mental health problems during the pandemic and the mediating role of harsh parenting and child sleep disturbances. An online survey was conducted among 16,398 parents of children aged 3–6 years (48.1% girls, Mage = 4.69 years, SDage = 0.75 years) from March 15 to 29, 2020. Child mental health (Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire, SDQ), sleep problems (Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire, CSHQ), and parental well-being index (World Health Organization-Five Well-Being Index, WHO-5), and harsh parenting were reported by parents. The results revealed that a higher parental well-being index was associated with lower child mental health problems. Harsh parenting and child sleep problems were significant mediators within the association. This study indicates the association between parental well-being index and child mental health during the pandemic and underlying mechanism, and has important implications for reducing parental and child mental health problems.Peiyao WangXiaoning SunXiaoning SunWen LiWen LiZijing WangZijing WangShan HeFeng ZhaiYuan XinLinlin PanGuanghai WangGuanghai WangFan JiangFan JiangJie ChenFrontiers Media S.A.articleparental well-being indexchild mental health problemschildhood adversity experiencechild sleep problemsCOVID-19 pandemicpreschoolersPsychiatryRC435-571ENFrontiers in Psychiatry, Vol 12 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic parental well-being index
child mental health problems
childhood adversity experience
child sleep problems
COVID-19 pandemic
preschoolers
Psychiatry
RC435-571
spellingShingle parental well-being index
child mental health problems
childhood adversity experience
child sleep problems
COVID-19 pandemic
preschoolers
Psychiatry
RC435-571
Peiyao Wang
Xiaoning Sun
Xiaoning Sun
Wen Li
Wen Li
Zijing Wang
Zijing Wang
Shan He
Feng Zhai
Yuan Xin
Linlin Pan
Guanghai Wang
Guanghai Wang
Fan Jiang
Fan Jiang
Jie Chen
Mental Health of Parents and Preschool-Aged Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Mediating Role of Harsh Parenting and Child Sleep Disturbances
description In the context of the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, mental health problems of parents and children have become a public issue. Herein, we explored the association between parental well-being index and child mental health problems during the pandemic and the mediating role of harsh parenting and child sleep disturbances. An online survey was conducted among 16,398 parents of children aged 3–6 years (48.1% girls, Mage = 4.69 years, SDage = 0.75 years) from March 15 to 29, 2020. Child mental health (Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire, SDQ), sleep problems (Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire, CSHQ), and parental well-being index (World Health Organization-Five Well-Being Index, WHO-5), and harsh parenting were reported by parents. The results revealed that a higher parental well-being index was associated with lower child mental health problems. Harsh parenting and child sleep problems were significant mediators within the association. This study indicates the association between parental well-being index and child mental health during the pandemic and underlying mechanism, and has important implications for reducing parental and child mental health problems.
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author Peiyao Wang
Xiaoning Sun
Xiaoning Sun
Wen Li
Wen Li
Zijing Wang
Zijing Wang
Shan He
Feng Zhai
Yuan Xin
Linlin Pan
Guanghai Wang
Guanghai Wang
Fan Jiang
Fan Jiang
Jie Chen
author_facet Peiyao Wang
Xiaoning Sun
Xiaoning Sun
Wen Li
Wen Li
Zijing Wang
Zijing Wang
Shan He
Feng Zhai
Yuan Xin
Linlin Pan
Guanghai Wang
Guanghai Wang
Fan Jiang
Fan Jiang
Jie Chen
author_sort Peiyao Wang
title Mental Health of Parents and Preschool-Aged Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Mediating Role of Harsh Parenting and Child Sleep Disturbances
title_short Mental Health of Parents and Preschool-Aged Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Mediating Role of Harsh Parenting and Child Sleep Disturbances
title_full Mental Health of Parents and Preschool-Aged Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Mediating Role of Harsh Parenting and Child Sleep Disturbances
title_fullStr Mental Health of Parents and Preschool-Aged Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Mediating Role of Harsh Parenting and Child Sleep Disturbances
title_full_unstemmed Mental Health of Parents and Preschool-Aged Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Mediating Role of Harsh Parenting and Child Sleep Disturbances
title_sort mental health of parents and preschool-aged children during the covid-19 pandemic: the mediating role of harsh parenting and child sleep disturbances
publisher Frontiers Media S.A.
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/2041a4eaaaf74f2ab699d48be7c407ed
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