How COVID-19 Affected Parenting in a Multi-City Sample With Low Incomes.

ABSTRACT: We combined data from five cohorts of mothers of young children across three cities to understand how COVID-19 affected parenting among predominantly Black and Latine families with low incomes. We examined whether mothers reported that their parenting got worse, got better, or stayed the same; drew on a qualitative substudy to identify themes describing parenting experiences; and used quantitative data to identify psychosocial characteristics associated with changes in parenting. Forty-four percent of mothers reported their parenting stayed the same after COVID-19 onset, 32% reported improvements, and 24% reported their parenting got worse. Qualitative data illustrated that mothers whose parenting got better spent more and higher-quality time with children, whereas mothers whose parenting

SUBMITTER: Martin A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12807510 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature