Children’s Adjustment in During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Focusing on Parents’ Emotional States and Parenting Practices (코로나19 팬데믹에서의 아동 적응: 부모의 정서 및 양육 방식을 중심으로)

Jung Yun Lee (이정윤); Wooyeol Lee (이우열); Hyun Joo SONG (송현주); Minjung Cha (차민정)

Children’s Adjustment in During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Focusing on Parents’ Emotional States and Parenting Practices

THE KOREAN JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
2022, 35(3), pp.43-60
Publisher : The Korean Society For Developmental Psychology
Research Area : Social Science > Psychological Science
Received : July 15, 2022
Accepted : August 22, 2022
Published : September 15, 2022

Jung Yun Lee ¹, Wooyeol Lee ², Hyun Joo SONG ³, Minjung Cha ¹

¹연세대학교 소셜오믹스 연구센터
²충북대학교 심리학과
³연세대학교

Accredited

ABSTRACT

This study investigated the effect of parents’ emotional states and parenting practices on children’s adjustment during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Children’s negative outcomes (e.g., conduct problems) and positive outcomes (e.g., routine maintenance) and parent-related variables (e.g., perceived distress resulting from the COVID-19 crisis, anxiety, depression, parenting distress, and specific parenting practices) were measured. Participants (n=501) completed an online questionnaire between January and April 2021, during the most restrictive period of social distancing established by the Korean Government. The results indicated that perceived distress resulting from the COVID-19 crisis, anxiety, depression, parenting distress, and specific parenting practices affected children’s positive outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, focused and structured parenting was specifically related to children's positive adjustment. The findings of this study may have implications for policies and programs that support children's well-being in the COVID-19 pandemic and other health-related crises. Limitations and suggestions for further studies are also discussed.

KEYWORDS

COVID-19, anxiety, depression, parenting distress, parenting practice, child adjustment

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This paper was written with support from the National Research Foundation of Korea.

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