Parental stress and physical violence against children during the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic: results of a population-based survey in Germany.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Parents and caregivers belonged to those with the highest burdens during the COVID-pandemic. Considering the close link between parental stress and child maltreatment, identifying families with high parental stress is of utmost importance to prevent violence against children. Within this study, we thus aimed to investigate the interplay of parental stress, changes in parental stress, and physical violence against children during the second year of the COVID-pandemic on an exploratory level.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional, observational study in Germany from July to October 2021. By using different sampling steps, a representative probability sample of the German population was generated. A subsample of these participants with children under the age of 18 w

SUBMITTER: Geprags A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9940081 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature