Parenting Practices of Spanish Families during the Coronavirus Lockdown Period

Autor/inn/en	Montesino, Susana Valverde; Martín, Margarita Carmen Martín; Canales, Irene Solbes
Titel	Parenting Practices of Spanish Families during the Coronavirus Lockdown Period
Quelle	In: Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology, 19 (2021) 54, S.325-350 (26 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1696-2095
Schlagwörter	Child Rearing; Parenting Skills; Parent Child Relationship; Young Children; Mothers; Fathers; Family Characteristics; Family Environment; COVID-19; Pandemics; School Closing; Gender Differences; Age Differences; Parent Background; Educational Attainment; Mental Health; Social Development; Emotional Development; Foreign Countries; Spain + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kindererziehung; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Frühe Kindheit; Mother; Mutter; Familienmilieu; School closings; Schule; Schließung; Schließung (von Schulen); Geschlechterkonflikt; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Elternhaus; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Psychohygiene; Soziale Entwicklung; Gefühlsbildung; Ausland; Spanien
Abstract	Introduction: One of the many measures used to reduce the spread of the coronavirus pandemic was the confinement of Spanish families at home for several weeks, without school attendance or contact with people outside the nuclear family. Studies carried out worldwide show that this type of measure and the crisis context can have serious negative consequences for the mental health of children and their families, which could be mitigated by parenting practices that follow a positive parenting model. Method: 336 mothers and fathers with children aged 2 to 8 years answered a questionnaire about parenting principles (Parenting Pentagon Model) applied during the lockdown. A descriptive analysis of results from the whole sample was performed, taking into account families' sociodemographic variables that may also be moderators of the parenting practices applied. Results: According to families' responses, parenting practices during the lockdown were generally in line with indications of the positive parenting model. The most frequent parenting principles reflected were those related to unconditional love, followed by encouraging independence and adherence to rules. Slight differences were found in parenting practices in relation to the parent's or the child's sex, the parent's or child's age, and parents' educational level. Discussion and conclusions: Parents gave great importance to unconditional love over the other aspects of parenting during the lockdown, although all the principles were rated highly. This might mean that parents had a positive perception of their parenting practices during the lockdown, close to the experts' recommendations. We recommend further inquiry into family practices that are applied during periods of crisis and stress, such as the current pandemic, in order to design preventive and intervention strategies that provide all necessary support and ensure the mental health of children. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	University of Almeria, Education & Psychology I+D+i. Faculty of Psychology Department of Educational and Developmental Psychology, Carretera de Sacramento s/n, 04120 LaCanada de San Urbano, Almeria, Spain. Tel: +34-950-015354; Fax: +34-950-015083; Web site: http://ojs.ual.es/ojs/index.php/EJREP/index
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01