%A Khalifa, Dalia
%A Hagag, Suzan
%A Fakher, Walaa
%T Impact of coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic on parental stress and parenting practices during quarantine
%9 Original Article
%D 2022
%J Egyptian Journal of Psychiatry
%R 10.4103/ejpsy.ejpsy_41_21
%P 53-58
%V 43
%N 1
%U https://new.ejpsy.eg.net//article.asp?issn=1110-1105;year=2022;volume=43;issue=1;spage=53;epage=58;aulast=Khalifa
%8 January 1, 2022
%X
Background Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a potentially fatal disease that is caused by SARS-COV2. Various types of stress have developed during the COVID-19 pandemic and have confronted many parents with challenging tasks. In aim of this study was to assess the parental stress during COVID-19 quarantine and its impact on the parenting practices during this critical period.
Patients and methods This was a cross-sectional study in which 194 participants (parents of children aged 3–12 years) were recruited using a convenience and snowball sampling method through some Facebook and WhatsApp groups targeting parents with the required age. Cohen-Perceived Stress Scale Parenting practices during COVID-19-related questions were used to assess parenting stress and practices.
Results More than two-thirds of participants were stressed (67%) according to the perceived stress scale. There was statistically significant difference between the age group of parents and perceived stress, P- value of 0.032. There was statistically significant difference between perceived stress and ways of punishment with a P value of 0.03. Majority of parents encouraged hobbies (71.1%) while less than half of the parents talked kindly with children, played with them, and described what happened to them (47.4, 41.8, and 46.4%, respectively).
Conclusion Parental stress during quarantine is a significant risk factor on child abuse and maltreatment. It significantly affects the different domains of the parenting practices which consequently affect the child’s behavior.
%0 Journal Article
%I Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
%@ 1110-1105