Parenting stress and pandemic burden in families with crying, sleeping, and feeding problems during COVID-19: a case-control study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Families with child crying, sleeping, and feeding problems are a vulnerable group due to high levels of parenting stress and an increased risk for child abuse. However, little is known about their specific situation during the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of our study was to assess parenting stress and pandemic burden / constraints in families with child crying, sleeping, and feeding problems (= clinical sample) compared to a non-clinical sample. First, we hypothesized that parenting stress during the pandemic would be higher in the clinical sample compared to the nonclinical sample. Moreover, we aimed to explore the extent to which pandemic-related burden / constraints were perceived as restrictive and whether they differed between the two groups. Last, we intended to exp

SUBMITTER: Augustin M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12007271 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature