Help Needs among Parents and Families in Times of the COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown in Germany
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Help Needs among Parents and Families in Times of the COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown in Germany. / Baldus, Christiane; Franz, Simone; Thomasius, Rainer.
In: INT J ENV RES PUB HE, Vol. 19, No. 21, 14159, 29.10.2022.Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journal › SCORING: Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Help Needs among Parents and Families in Times of the COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown in Germany
AU - Baldus, Christiane
AU - Franz, Simone
AU - Thomasius, Rainer
PY - 2022/10/29
Y1 - 2022/10/29
N2 - BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic was accompanied by multiple disruptions in the everyday lives of families. Previous research has underlined the negative impact of the pandemic on stress among parents and identified factors related to heightened levels of stress. Yet, several potential stressors have not been taken into account. Moreover, little is known about how general and pandemic-related stressors impacted help-seeking intentions for personal or family problems.METHODS: We recruited N = 602 parents and their children (n = 101) for a cross-sectional online survey on parent, child and family well-being, stress and help need after the first wave of COVID-19 infections in Germany. Data were analysed using multinomial regression analyses to predict family help need, taking into account pre-pandemic help-seeking.RESULTS: Parents showed high levels of stress, which were associated with pre-pandemic mental health, family functioning, pandemic related worries about finances, household workload and health worries. While 76.2% of families reported no during-pandemic help need, 11.3% reported a help need before and during the pandemic and 12.5% of families without prior help needs reported a new help need during the pandemic.CONCLUSIONS: The results of the present study underline the need for help service providers to adapt their offers.
AB - BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic was accompanied by multiple disruptions in the everyday lives of families. Previous research has underlined the negative impact of the pandemic on stress among parents and identified factors related to heightened levels of stress. Yet, several potential stressors have not been taken into account. Moreover, little is known about how general and pandemic-related stressors impacted help-seeking intentions for personal or family problems.METHODS: We recruited N = 602 parents and their children (n = 101) for a cross-sectional online survey on parent, child and family well-being, stress and help need after the first wave of COVID-19 infections in Germany. Data were analysed using multinomial regression analyses to predict family help need, taking into account pre-pandemic help-seeking.RESULTS: Parents showed high levels of stress, which were associated with pre-pandemic mental health, family functioning, pandemic related worries about finances, household workload and health worries. While 76.2% of families reported no during-pandemic help need, 11.3% reported a help need before and during the pandemic and 12.5% of families without prior help needs reported a new help need during the pandemic.CONCLUSIONS: The results of the present study underline the need for help service providers to adapt their offers.
U2 - 10.3390/ijerph192114159
DO - 10.3390/ijerph192114159
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
VL - 19
JO - INT J ENV RES PUB HE
JF - INT J ENV RES PUB HE
SN - 1660-4601
IS - 21
M1 - 14159
ER -