Guerra, G.C.; Nardozza, O.; Frigerio, A.; Garito, M.C.; Ponzetti, S.; Passaquindici, I.; Fasolo, M.; Spinelli, M.; Lionetti, F. Families Facing Pandemic Modifications of Everyday Life: A Mixed Study on Mothers’ and Children’s Emotional Reactions and Regulation Strategies. Children2023, 10, 1627.
Guerra, G.C.; Nardozza, O.; Frigerio, A.; Garito, M.C.; Ponzetti, S.; Passaquindici, I.; Fasolo, M.; Spinelli, M.; Lionetti, F. Families Facing Pandemic Modifications of Everyday Life: A Mixed Study on Mothers’ and Children’s Emotional Reactions and Regulation Strategies. Children 2023, 10, 1627.
Guerra, G.C.; Nardozza, O.; Frigerio, A.; Garito, M.C.; Ponzetti, S.; Passaquindici, I.; Fasolo, M.; Spinelli, M.; Lionetti, F. Families Facing Pandemic Modifications of Everyday Life: A Mixed Study on Mothers’ and Children’s Emotional Reactions and Regulation Strategies. Children2023, 10, 1627.
Guerra, G.C.; Nardozza, O.; Frigerio, A.; Garito, M.C.; Ponzetti, S.; Passaquindici, I.; Fasolo, M.; Spinelli, M.; Lionetti, F. Families Facing Pandemic Modifications of Everyday Life: A Mixed Study on Mothers’ and Children’s Emotional Reactions and Regulation Strategies. Children 2023, 10, 1627.
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic caused many enduring changes in everyday life of families with negative effects on parents’ and children well-being. However, literature lacks of studies exploring emotional reactions and coping strategies of both mothers and children of different ages. Furthermore, most studies used only self-reports. This study aimed to identify the emotions and coping strategies of children, adolescents and their mothers and to verify the association between maternal and children well-being. A mixed-method design using interviews and questionnaires was applied to collect information on well-being (emotional reactions, behavioral/emotional problems) and coping strategies of both mothers (n=65), and their children (n=35, 8-10 year; n=30, 11-13 year) during the second wave of the pandemic (December 2020). No differences between the groups emerged concerning the emotional reactions reported. In contrast, mothers and children of different ages reported different self-regulation and other-regulation strategies. Moreover, maternal strategies had different effects on children well-being. The integration of qualitative and quantitative results was informative to understand how families adapted to the radical changes of everyday life caused by the pandemic. Implications for developing interventions in such similar stressful situations to promote family well-being are discussed.
Public Health and Healthcare, Public Health and Health Services
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