COVID-19 Life Events Spill-Over on Family Functioning and Adolescent Adjustment

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We examined US parent and youth perceptions of how life events, both positive and negative, associated with COVID-19 resulted in changes in family and youth functioning. Families (n = 105, 80% white, 48% male, and 87% mothers) completed surveys during the pandemic (May to July 2020) and 3 years prior (for youth ages M = 10.6, SD = 1.17 and M = 13.6, SD = 1.19). Declines in youth, though not parent, report of open family communication, parental support, and family satisfaction were found. Declines were associated with various domains of pandemic-related stress in parent report, though positive life events served as buffers. Pre-pandemic family functioning also predicted pandemic stress. Spillover effects in turn impacted youth functioning. The current findings shed light on how experiences of the pandemic are linked with family functioning and have implications for how to support families during this time.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:42

Enthalten in:

The Journal of early adolescence - 42(2022), 3 vom: 15. März, Seite 359-388

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hussong, Andrea M [VerfasserIn]
Midgette, Allegra J [VerfasserIn]
Richards, Adrianna N [VerfasserIn]
Petrie, Rachel C [VerfasserIn]
Coffman, Jennifer L [VerfasserIn]
Thomas, Taylor E [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Communication
Family
Journal Article
Parent-adolescent relationships
Stress

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Date Revised 02.03.2022

published: Print

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1177/02724316211036744

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM337097577