IJERPH, Vol. 20, Pages 4485: Mental Health Is a Family Affair & mdash;Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis on the Associations between Mental Health Problems in Parents and Children during the COVID-19 Pandemic
IJERPH, Vol. 20, Pages 4485: Mental Health Is a Family Affair—Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis on the Associations between Mental Health Problems in Parents and Children during the COVID-19 Pandemic
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph20054485
Authors:
Markus Stracke
Miriam Heinzl
Anne Dorothee Müller
Kristin Gilbert
Anne Amalie Elgaard Thorup
Jean Lillian Paul
Hanna Christiansen
As a multidimensional and universal stressor, the COVID-19 pandemic negatively affected the mental health of children, adolescents, and adults worldwide. In particular, families faced numerous restrictions and challenges. From the literature, it is well known that parental mental health problems and child mental health outcomes are associated. Hence, this review aims to summarize the current research on the associations of parental mental health symptoms and child mental health outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic. We conducted a systematic literature search in Web of Science (all databases) and identified 431 records, of which 83 articles with data of over 80,000 families were included in 38 meta-analyses. A total of 25 meta-analyses resulted in significant small to medium associations between parental mental health symptoms and child mental health outcomes (r = 0.19 to 0.46, p < 0.05). The largest effects were observed for the associations of parenting stress and child mental health outcomes. A dysfunctio...
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - Category: Environmental Health Authors: Markus Stracke Miriam Heinzl Anne Dorothee M üller Kristin Gilbert Anne Amalie Elgaard Thorup Jean Lillian Paul Hanna Christiansen Tags: Review Source Type: research
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