Transitions in patterns of caregiver involvement before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: A latent transition analysis.

ABSTRACT: This retrospective study investigated transitions in patterns of caregiver involvement before and during COVID-19 and their antecedents and consequences. A total of 504 young children (age: M ± SD = 49.92 ± 4.30 months) and their primary caregivers were recruited from the junior classes of 10 preschools in Zhengzhou City, Henan Province, China. Latent profile analysis identified three profiles characterized by (1) high levels of caregiver involvement (HCI), (2) average levels of caregiver involvement (ACI), and (3) low levels of caregiver involvement (LCI). Latent transition analysis showed that caregivers who belonged to the HCI or LCI latent status before COVID-19 tended to transition to the ACI latent status during COVID-19. Higher levels of caregiver depression contribute

SUBMITTER: Yang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10201322 | biostudies-literature | 2023 4th Quarter

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature