Associations between COVID-19-related family hardships/distress and children's Adverse Childhood Experiences during the pandemic: The Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) program.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Economic hardships imposed by the pandemic could have implications for children's experiences of adversity in the home, or Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs).

Objective

This observational cohort study examined associations between COVID-19-related hardships and distress (e.g., job loss, caregiver stress) and the cumulative number of child ACEs reported by caregivers during the pandemic (i.e., March 1, 2020-February 28, 2022).

Participants and setting

The study included children (N = 4345; median age = 6.0 years, interquartile range = 4-9 years) and their parents/caregivers who participated in the NIH-funded Environmental influences in Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Program.

Methods

We described socio-demographic characteristics and pandemic-related f

SUBMITTER: Thierry KL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11338313 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature