Psycho-emotional adjustment in parents of adolescents: A cross-sectional and longitudinal analysis of the impact of the COVID pandemic.
Selene Valero-Moreno, Laura Lacomba-Trejo, Alicia Tamarit and 2 others
PMID 33608182WHAT IT FOUND
Parents of adolescents reported low anxiety and depression early in Spain's state of alert, with stress highest.
Lower resilience predicted more anxiety and depression; unemployment, prior mental health problems, and bereavement were linked to worse mood.
Key findings
01At the first assessment, parents generally had low anxiety and depression scores, while stress was the highest of those three symptoms.
02Lower resilience predicted more anxiety and depression, with fear adding to anxiety and sadness adding to depression.
03Parents who had lost a close person due to COVID reported more sadness, fear, anger, and stress at later assessments.
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What it does not show
The sample was small and recruited through social networks and school principals, so it may not represent all parents of adolescents. 44% of the sample was lost to follow-up, and the reason for dropout was not studied. Most participants were mothers, so results may not apply equally to fathers. The study used self-report scales and did not assess adolescents, family climate, or parental styles. It measured associations and changes over time, not the effect of a treatment or nursing intervention.
The easy way to misread this
Do not conclude that resilience training prevents parental distress. This study measured resilience and symptoms in parents, did not test an intervention, and 44% of the sample was lost to follow-up.