Predictive Models of Maternal Harsh Parenting During COVID-19 in China, Italy, and Netherlands.

ABSTRACT: Background: The COVID-19 pandemic drastically impacted on family life and may have caused parental distress, which in turn may result in an overreliance on less effective parenting practices. Objective: The aim of the current study was to identify risk and protective factors associated with impaired parenting during the COVID-19 lockdown. Key factors predicting maternal harsh discipline were examined in China, Italy, and the Netherlands, using a cross-validation approach, with a particular focus on the role of allomaternal support from father and grandparents as a protective factor in predicting maternal harshness. Methods: The sample consisted of 900 Dutch, 641 Italian, and 922 Chinese mothers (age M = 36.74, SD = 5.58) who completed an online questionnaire during the

SUBMITTER: Riem MME 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8455908 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature