Impact of preschool attendance, parental stress, and parental mental health on internalizing and externalizing problems during COVID-19 lockdown measures in preschool children.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Internalizing problems are common in young children, often persist into adulthood, and increase the likelihood for subsequent psychiatric disorders. Problematic attachment, parental mental health problems, and stress are risk factors for the development of internalizing problems. COVID-19 lockdown measures have resulted in additional parental burden and especially their impact on preschool children has rarely been investigated as of now. The current study examined the impact of sustained preschool attendance, parental stress, and parental mental health on internalizing and externalizing problems during COVID-19 lockdown measures in a sample of preschool children in Germany.

Methods and findings

N = 128 parents of preschool children filled out a one-time online sur

SUBMITTER: Jarvers I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9925084 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature