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Parenting Amidst Covid-19: Pandemic-Related Stressors, Inequities, And Treatment Utilization And Perceptions, Rachel Wamser-Nanney, Viann Nguyen-Feng, Annett Lotzin, Xiang Zhou May 2021

Parenting Amidst Covid-19: Pandemic-Related Stressors, Inequities, And Treatment Utilization And Perceptions, Rachel Wamser-Nanney, Viann Nguyen-Feng, Annett Lotzin, Xiang Zhou

Department of Educational Studies Faculty Publications

Many parents of children under age 18 are faced with additional COVID-19 parenting- related stressors and may be experiencing increases in psychological difficulties; however, we have yet to investigate parent’s levels of posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) and adjustment disorder. Further, COVID-19 has served as a sobering reminder of the significant public health disparities in our society and it is critical to identify risk factors for poorer clinical outcomes. The primary objectives of the present study were to: (a) determine whether parents are reporting higher levels of pandemic-related stress, PTSS, and adjustment disorder than controls, (b) identify specific individual-level factors (e.g., …