在COVID-19大流行期间,家庭沟通和儿童行为问题
Renee Lamoreau1, Anna Wilson1, Allison Pequet1
1Department of Psychology, Tulane University, School of Science and Engineering.
Developmental psychology
|October 2, 2025
概括
家庭沟通可以保护孩子免受COVID-19的压力. 较高的家庭沟通水平与较少的儿童外化行为有关,作为抗击流行病相关压力的缓冲.
科学领域:
- 儿童心理学 儿童心理学
- 家庭研究 家庭研究
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- COVID-19大流行严重影响了儿童的心理健康.
- 研究往往侧重于负面影响,忽视保护因素.
- 家庭沟通是对抗压力的潜在缓冲器.
研究的目的:
- 检查家庭沟通作为防范COVID-19压力的保护因素.
- 调查儿童内化和外化问题的缓冲效应.
- 分析家庭沟通在弱势群体中的调节作用.
主要方法:
- 长度研究144个主要是黑人,低收入的母婴二合体.
- 在大流行期间进行的虚拟后续调查 (2020年10月-2021年4月).
- 使用Mplus.plus进行的多变量回归分析.
主要成果:
- 较高的家庭沟通与较少的儿童外化行为有关.
- 家庭沟通显著缓解了COVID-19压力对外化行为的影响.
- 对于内部化问题,没有发现显著的影响.
结论:
- 家庭沟通作为一种保护因素,特别是在外部化行为方面.
- 这些发现支持探索家庭沟通以减轻创伤影响.
- 由于样本规模较小和普遍性问题,需要进行进一步的研究.
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