Poster #46 - Parenting in a Pandemic: Associations with Job Loss and Parent-Child Interactions

• In Event: Poster Session 18

Abstract

This study investigated real-time impacts of COVID-19 in Black families. Associations among job loss, parenting, and parent-child interactions were explored among a sample of 182 respondents. Logistic regression analyses revealed a significant association among job loss and overall parenting. Parenting perspectives were also significantly related to harsh and withdrawn parent-child interactions. Qualitative results unearthed themes related to managing virtual learning, patience, stress, and routines. Consistent with emerging work on crisis-related family dynamics, our findings suggest that global calamities have the potential to worsen parent-child interactions and parenting in general. As policy makers rethink disaster preparedness, particular attention should be given to resources that help maintain family functioning, especially among groups who are most vulnerable.

Authors

• Nina Smith, North Carolina Central University
  Presenting Author

• Adrienne Jones, Duke University