The effect of the COVID‐19 pandemic on infant development and maternal mental health in the first 2 years of life

Infancy, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 28(1), С. 107 - 135

Опубликована: Окт. 14, 2022

Abstract We investigated how exogenous variation in exposure to the COVID‐19 pandemic during first year of life is related infant development, maternal mental health, and perceived stress. Ninety‐three socioeconomically diverse pregnant women were recruited before participate a longitudinal study. Infants ranged age at beginning lockdown (0–9.5 months old), thus experiencing different durations across life. The duration was not associated with family demographic characteristics, suggesting it captured variability. tested associations between this child outcomes. also examined whether mother‐reported disruptive events correlated found no association socioemotional problems, language or health stress symptoms, 12 24 months. However, we that self‐reported pandemic‐related predicted greater depression, anxiety, months, depression anxiety Socioeconomic status did moderate these associations. These findings suggest cautious optimism for infants raised period.

Язык: Английский

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Pandemic babies: a systematic review of the association between maternal pandemic-related stress during pregnancy and infant development

Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 162, С. 105723 - 105723

Опубликована: Май 16, 2024

The COVID-19 pandemic, with its far-reaching influence on daily life, constituted a highly stressful experience for many people worldwide, jeopardizing individuals' mental health, particularly in vulnerable populations such as pregnant women. While growing body of evidence links prenatal maternal stress to biological and developmental alterations offspring, the specific impact exposure pandemic-related (PRS) infant development remains unclear. A comprehensive literature search was performed October 2023 according PRISMA guidelines, which yielded total 28 records. selected papers investigated vast range outcomes offspring large methodological variations. reviewed studies showed mixed results. Either direct associations between PRS during pregnancy temperament socio-emotional development, or indirect links, mediated by emerged most studies. Furthermore, associated epigenetic brain although were limited number. Collectively, findings contribute deeper understanding role early adverse exposures development.

Язык: Английский

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Friendship buffering effects on mental health symptoms before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: A UK longitudinal study of young people with childhood adversity

Development and Psychopathology, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown, С. 1 - 16

Опубликована: Фев. 10, 2025

Abstract Young people with childhood adversity (CA) were at increased risk to experience mental health problems during the COVID-19 pandemic. Pre-pandemic research identified high-quality friendship support as a protective factor that can buffer against emergence of in young CA. This longitudinal study investigated buffering effects on symptoms before and three timepoints pandemic 102 (aged 16–26) low moderate Multilevel analyses revealed continuous increase depression following outbreak. Friendship quality was perceived elevated lockdowns returned pre-pandemic baseline levels reopening. A stress-sensitizing effect CA social functioning evident, thinning occurred Bivariate latent change score modeling pandemic, greater self-reported lower vice versa. Furthermore, sequential mediation analysis showed friendships buffered through reducing stress. These findings highlight importance fostering stable supportive suggest stress perceptions mitigate times multidimensional

Язык: Английский

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COVID-19 hardship and mental health in Chilean parents: the role of disaster exposure and family resilience

European journal of psychotraumatology, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 16(1)

Опубликована: Март 4, 2025

Background: The negative mental health effects of the pandemic on families are well documented, while factors that buffer or increase such still need further investigation. Previous exposure to adversity might impact experiences. On other hand, family resilience may protect against these effects, and also be regarded as a mediator explaining association between hardship health.

Язык: Английский

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Stress in lockdown: exploring the interplay and effects of cortisol and psychological distress in parent-child dyads

Journal of Neural Transmission, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Март 10, 2025

Язык: Английский

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The impact of COVID-19 on the de facto behavioral health system in rural Georgia, United States

Discover Health Systems, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 4(1)

Опубликована: Март 15, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Heterogeneous Mental Health Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Germany: An Examination of Long-Term Trajectories, Risk Factors, and Vulnerable Groups

Healthcare, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 11(9), С. 1305 - 1305

Опубликована: Май 3, 2023

Abundant studies have examined mental health in the early periods of COVID-19 pandemic. However, empirical work examining impact pandemic's subsequent phases remains limited. In present study, we investigated how vulnerability and resilience evolved over various pandemic 2020 2021 Germany. Data were collected (n = 3522) across seven measurement occasions using validated self-generated measures resilience. We found evidence for an immediate increase during first lockdown Germany, a trend towards recovery when eased, with each passing month second lockdown. Four different latent trajectories resilience-vulnerability emerged, majority participants displaying rather resilient trajectory, but nearly 30% sample fell into more vulnerable groups. Females, younger individuals, those history psychiatric disorders, lower income groups, high trait low social belonging likely to exhibit associated poorer well-being. Our findings indicate that responses Germany may been complex than previously thought, identifying risk groups could benefit from greater support.

Язык: Английский

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Maternal–prenatal stress and depression predict infant temperament during the COVID-19 pandemic

Development and Psychopathology, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 36(1), С. 161 - 169

Опубликована: Ноя. 8, 2022

Abstract Researchers have begun to examine the psychological toll of ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic. Data are now emerging indicating that there may be long-term adverse effects pandemic on new mothers and children born during this period. In a longitudinal study maternal mental health child emotional development pandemic, we conducted online assessments cohort women at two time points: when they were pregnant beginning surge in United States (baseline, N = 725), approximately 1 year postpartum (follow-up, 296), examining prenatal postnatal health, pandemic-related stress, infant temperament. Pandemic-related stress baseline was associated with concurrent depressive symptoms negative affect follow-up. Baseline follow-up symptoms, which turn also affect. pregnancy enduring These findings important implications for our understanding who utero

Язык: Английский

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Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Neural Responses to Reward: A Quasi-experiment

Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 8(9), С. 891 - 898

Опубликована: Март 21, 2023

Язык: Английский

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Mental Health and Well-Being of Migrant Populations in Portugal Two Years after the COVID-19 Pandemic

Behavioral Sciences, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 13(5), С. 422 - 422

Опубликована: Май 17, 2023

In Portugal, like in other European countries, the COVID-19 pandemic aggravated risk of poverty and social exclusion faced by migrants. This study aimed to assess mental health well-being, their determinants, among Brazilian Cape Verdean immigrant populations two years after while exploring role positive psychological factors such as resilience perceived support. We conducted a cross-sectional survey combining online face-to-face questionnaires for data collection between February November 2022 on dimensions considered potentially relevant post-pandemic context: distress, anxiety, depression. Overall, 604 immigrants were included (322 282 Verdean); 58.5% those surveyed women 41.5% men. The results revealed that gender (being woman) was associated with both distress depression, higher education that, three under analysis, perception discrimination negative predictors, respectively. Findings can inform design implementation public promotion programs focus equity targeted general population. Such would help address impacts this long-term, insidious global has challenged governments, care systems, professionals, individuals, families, communities worldwide.

Язык: Английский

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