The association between the COVID-19 pandemic and interpersonal relationships among youth with a child maltreatment history

Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 3

Published: Nov. 29, 2024

Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic had significant impacts on youth health and well-being. Youth with prior inequities, such as those exposed to child maltreatment, may have experienced greater psychosocial challenges long-term difficulties than their peers, including sustained interpersonal relationships problems. Given the importance of healthy during adolescence early adulthood, impact youth, potential disproportionate for a maltreatment history, purpose present study was better understand changes in relational conflict among without history from perspectives themselves. Specifically, aims were examine if associated an increased likelihood reporting (a) parents, (b) siblings, or (c) intimate partners first three years pandemic. Methods Data drawn Well-Being Experiences (WE) Study; longitudinal intergenerational cohort 1,000 youth/parent dyads Manitoba, Canada that began 2017. WE data collected annually via self-reported surveys between 2017 2022 total 5 waves collection, questions included Waves 3 (2020), 4 (2021) (2022) ( n = 586, 56.43% female, ages 18 21 at Wave 5). Multinomial regressions models computed whether youth's increased, decreased, consistent levels 2020, 2021, compared pre-pandemic levels. Results indicated no more likely report across all types Discussion Findings contribute our understanding association who peers histories, signal inequities families inform policy, programming, intervention, recovery efforts post-COVID-19 period, future global emergencies.

Language: Английский

Observation of Early Social Interactions in Sibling Dyads: A Systematic Review

Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 27(1), P. 53 - 73

Published: Dec. 3, 2023

Language: Английский