The role of parenting practices in parent and child mental health over time.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Parent and child mental health has suffered during the pandemic and transition phase. Structured and shared parenting may be intervention targets beneficial to families who are struggling with parent or child mental health challenges.

Aims

First, we investigated associations between structured and shared parenting and parent depression symptoms. Second, we investigated associations between structured and shared parenting and depression, hyperactivity/inattention and irritability symptoms in children.

Method

A total of 1027 parents in two-parent households (4797 observations total; 85.1% mothers) completed online surveys about themselves and their children (aged 2-18 years) from April 2020 to July 2022. Structured parenting and shared parenting responsibilit

SUBMITTER: Cost KT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10594096 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature