患有饮食失调的母亲及其子女在COVID-19大流行期间的情绪/行为功能:一项描述性研究
Luca Cerniglia1, Silvia Cimino2
1Faculty of Psychology, International Telematic University Uninettuno, 00186 Rome, Italy.
Journal of clinical medicine
|February 24, 2024
概括
随着COVID-19大流行,患有饮食障碍的母亲及其子女的心理健康状况恶化,两组人都出现了抑郁症,焦虑症和行为问题症状的增加.
科学领域:
- 精神病学是一个精神病学.
- 发展心理学 发展心理学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 有限的研究存在于COVID-19流行病对母亲和他们的孩子的精神病学影响.
- 疫情对弱势群体的影响,例如患有饮食障碍的母亲,需要进行具体的调查.
研究的目的:
- 评估从大流行前到大流行期间,母亲的暴饮暴食障碍症状的恶化.
- 评估COVID-19大流行期间儿童内化,外化和失调症状的增加.
主要方法:
- 使用症状检查清单-90修订 (SCL-90/R) 和三因素饮食问卷修订 (TFEQ-R18) 评估了过度饮食的母亲.
- 使用儿童行为检查表 (CBCL 6-18) 评估了儿童的内化/外化和失调症状.
- 数据是在两个时期收集的:大流行前 (T1) 和大流行期间 (T2).
主要成果:
- 与T1相比,母亲在T2的SCL-90/R子表 (抑郁症,恐惧焦虑,人际敏感性,强迫症) 上的得分显著更高.
- 母亲在T2时报告了显著更高的情绪饮食和不受控制的饮食得分.
- 儿童在T2时表现出更不适应的情绪和行为功能,在隐蔽,焦虑/抑郁和攻击性行为子表格上得分更高.
- 儿童的内部化和外部化分量得分也显著提高,这表明了更大的失调.
结论:
- 在COVID-19的流行病加剧了不适应的情绪和行为功能,在母亲与失调的饮食.
- 疫情对儿童的情绪和行为健康产生了负面影响,特别是那些母亲患有饮食障碍的儿童.
- 研究结果强调,在公共卫生危机期间,需要为受饮食障碍影响的家庭提供有针对性的心理健康支持.
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