Both stressors and assets moderated the etiology of mothers' parenting during the pandemic.

ABSTRACT: We sought to illuminate whether and how pandemic-related experiences shaped the genetic and environmental influences on mothering behavior to better understand the effects of stress on parenting. Participants included 710 mothers of twins (M_age = 47.00; SD_age = 5.59; White: 84.8%, Black: 7%, Hispanic: 1.1%, Asian American and Pacific Islander: 0.8%, Native American: 0.8%, biracial: 0.3%, other: 3%, and not reported: 2.1%) from the Michigan State University Twin Registry. Biometric analyses revealed that as pandemic-related stressors like job loss and illness increased, mother-child conflict became more environmental in origin. By contrast, we found assets (e.g., more quality time with family) served to increase maternal nurturance of both of her children

SUBMITTER: Shewark EA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12353153 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature