Development of Parent-Adolescent Relationships during the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Role of Stress and Coping

Autor/inn/en	Donker, Monika H.; Mastrotheodoros, Stefanos; Branje, Susan
Titel	Development of Parent-Adolescent Relationships during the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Role of Stress and Coping
Quelle	In: Developmental Psychology, 57 (2021) 10, S.1611-1622 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Donker, Monika H.) ORCID (Mastrotheodoros, Stefanos)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0012-1649
DOI	10.1037/dev0001212
Schlagwörter	Parent Child Relationship; COVID-19; Pandemics; Anxiety; Coping; Foreign Countries; Parenting Styles; Predictor Variables; Adolescents; Netherlands + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Angst; Bewältigung; Ausland; Prädiktor; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Niederlande
Abstract	The extensive measures to prevent spread of COVID-19 have had a major impact on families' daily lives. Changes in family routines and experiences of COVID-19-related stress might negatively impact the quality of parenting and the parent-adolescent relationship. However, using active coping strategies might be associated with limited negative or even positive changes in the parent-adolescent relationship. This longitudinal, multi-informant, and pre-registered study used data of 240 mostly Dutch parents (85% mothers; M[subscript age] = 44.2 years old) and adolescents (50% girls; M[subscript age] = 11.4 years) from diverse SES backgrounds. Using Latent Change Score models, we examined how parent-reported parenting (i.e., positive parenting and discipline practices) and adolescent-reported relationship quality (i.e., support and negative interaction) changed from pre-COVID-19 (Fall 2019) to the COVID-19 period (Spring 2020). Moreover, we investigated whether parents' and adolescents' level of COVID-19-related stress was associated with the change in relationships, and whether active coping moderated the association between stress and changes in relationships. Results showed average decreases in support, positive parenting, and negative interactions between parents and adolescents. COVID-19-related stress was not a direct predictor of relationship changes and there was little evidence of moderating effects. Only adolescents' use of active coping strategies moderated the effect of stress on positive parenting. For high active coping adolescents, the link between stress and change in positive parenting was negative, whereas for low active coping adolescents this link was positive. The findings suggest that parent-adolescent relationships during a pandemic need attention, especially for adolescents with high stress levels and using active coping strategies. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01