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Depression, Event Load, And Personal Vulnerability In Mothers Of Young Children, Matthew Cook, Kamilah Mauldin, Makenzy Turner Apr 2022

Depression, Event Load, And Personal Vulnerability In Mothers Of Young Children, Matthew Cook, Kamilah Mauldin, Makenzy Turner

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Social support has been shown as a protective factor for parental mental health and for parents’ ability to deal with daily stressful events. Parenting stress and mental health can negatively impact child outcomes. The current study examines the role of social support in mental health, stressful events, and family interactions of mothers who are students at USU. Data from 38 student-parent mothers were collected as part of the Childcare Access Means Parents in School grant. Mothers completed various surveys and questionnaires via Qualtrics that were related to social support, mental health, stressful events, and family interactions. Results indicate negative associations …


Changes And Implications Of Parents’ Differential Treatment Of Adolescent-Aged Offspring From Before To During The Covid-19 Pandemic, Sybil Cutler Apr 2022

Changes And Implications Of Parents’ Differential Treatment Of Adolescent-Aged Offspring From Before To During The Covid-19 Pandemic, Sybil Cutler

Student Research Symposium

Restrictions and regulations implemented during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic presented unique challenges for families that may have influenced family processes and relational qualities. This study investigated: (a) whether maternal differential treatment of children increased from before to during the COVID-19 pandemic; and (b) whether the linkages between maternal differential treatment and sibling intimacy were moderated by household chaos during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants included parents and two siblings from 682 families in the Midwestern U.S. Participants completed web-based surveys prior to and during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Results from a …