COVID-19-Related anxieties and parenting stress among first-time mothers and fathers in their first year of parenthood
COVID-19-Related anxieties and parenting stress among first-time mothers and fathers in their first year of parenthood
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DOI：
10.1080/08870446.2021.1942875
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发表时间：
2021-06-14
影响因子：
3.3
通讯作者：
Ben-Ari, Orit Taubman
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作者：
Ben-Yaakov, Ofir;Ben-Ari, Orit Taubman
向为人父母过渡所带来的变化，加上COVID-19大流行引发的恐惧，可能导致父母，特别是年幼婴儿的父母高度焦虑和压力。这项研究是在危机期间进行的，探讨了以色列父母在为人父母的第一年与covid -19相关的焦虑和育儿压力的水平。方法于2020年4月对21 ~ 50岁的新生儿母亲（n = 469）和父亲（n = 137）进行自我报告问卷调查。他们被分为两组：年龄较小的婴儿（3-6个月）的父母；较大婴儿（7-12个月）的父母。结果所有与新冠肺炎相关的焦虑水平都很高，其中公共交通和公共场所的焦虑程度最高，其次是对家人和婴儿可能感染的担忧、对婴儿去体检的担忧、对自己感染病毒的担忧和对婴儿健康的担忧。在这两组中，母亲都比父亲报告了更高的与covid -19相关的焦虑。据报道，较大婴儿的父亲比母亲承受更大的养育压力。研究结果强调，需要关注新父母在危机时期第一年的双重压力，以及大婴儿的父亲可能更容易受到伤害。
Introduction The changes accompanying the transition to parenthood, joined by the fears aroused by the COVID-19 pandemic, may lead to high levels of parental anxieties and stress, particularly among parents of young infants. This study, conducted in the midst of the crisis, explores the level of COVID-19-related anxieties and parenting stress of Israeli parents in their first year of parenthood. Methods First-time mothers (n = 469) and fathers (n = 137), aged 21-50, completed self-report questionnaires in April, 2020. They were divided into two groups: parents of younger infants (aged 3-6 months); parents of older infants (aged 7-12 months). Results The levels of all COVID-19-related anxieties were quite high, with the greatest concern aroused by public transportation and public places, followed by concerns over the possible infection of family members and the infant, going for infant check-ups, getting the virus themselves, and the health of the infant. In both groups, mothers reported higher COVID-19-related anxieties than fathers. Fathers of older infants reported higher parenting stress than mothers. Discussion The results highlight the need to be attentive to the double stress of new parents in the first year of parenthood in a time of crisis, and to the potentially greater vulnerability of fathers of older infants.