Relationship among Child Maltreatment, Parental Conflict, and Mental Health of Children during the COVID-19 Lockdown in China

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dc.contributor.authorBai, Y., Fu, M., Wang, X., Liu, D., Zhang, Y., Liu, C., ... & Guo, J.
dc.date.accessioned2022-09-01T15:26:49Z
dc.date.available2022-09-01T15:26:49Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractChildren are more likely to experience maltreatment and parental conflict in a pandemic context, which can exacerbate their vulnerability to psychological disorders. The purpose of the present study was to examine mental health symptoms in children aged 0 to 10 years and consider related factors from the perspectives of maltreatment and parental conflict during the COVID-19 lockdown. Participants were 1286 parents aged 18 years and over with children aged 0 to 10 years were included. Several multivariable linear regressions were used to analyze the data. The largest variance in child mental health was explained by child maltreatment, as more maltreatment predicted higher reported psychological problems (standardized beta = 0.49, P < 0.001). Comparatively, parental conflict predicted less variance in mental health problems than maltreatment (standardized beta = 0.18, P < 0.001). Children who experienced more maltreatment experience and exposure to COVID-19 showed elevated levels of mental health symptoms (standardized beta = 0.06, p < 0.05), as did those who experienced parental conflict and pandemic exposure (standardized beta = 0.06, p < 0.05). The findings highlight that tailored programs that focus on a healthy family environment and strategic parental support services may be particularly effective in reducing children’s mental health problems due to COVID-19 exposure.en_US
dc.identifier.citationBai, Y., Fu, M., Wang, X., Liu, D., Zhang, Y., Liu, C., ... & Guo, J. (2022). Relationship among Child Maltreatment, Parental Conflict, and Mental Health of Children during the COVID-19 Lockdown in China. Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma, 1-10.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40653-022-00478-x
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/5540
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherJournal of Child & Adolescent Traumaen_US
dc.subjectCOVID-19en_US
dc.subjectInternational Resourcesen_US
dc.subjectChinaen_US
dc.subjectmental health symptomsen_US
dc.subjectchild maltreatmenten_US
dc.subjectchild abuseen_US
dc.subjectdomestic violenceen_US
dc.titleRelationship among Child Maltreatment, Parental Conflict, and Mental Health of Children during the COVID-19 Lockdown in Chinaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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