Child Adjustment During COVID-19: The Role of Economic Hardship, Caregiver Stress, and Pandemic Play.

ABSTRACT: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) led to many lifestyle changes and economic hardships for families with young children. Previous research on risk and resilience highlights that children's adjustment to family hardships is influenced by caregiver stress, but individual child behaviors and characteristics may protect children from negative outcomes. Interestingly, many children have been reported to incorporate COVID-19 themes in their pretend play. Theory suggests children may do so to cope with pandemic-related stress, but no empirical studies have explored this possibility. The purpose of this study was to understand the process by which COVID-19 economic hardships experienced by a family were related to children's emotional well-being and development and to investigate how this pr

SUBMITTER: Thibodeau-Nielsen RB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8416273 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature