PARENTING and stress DURING THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

In the midst of the Coronavirus pandemic, Americans are experiencing an unprecedented shift in their social relationships. For nearly all Americans, daily life has been significantly disrupted. Social distancing and social isolation mandates have resulted in less support from friends, neighbors, and loved ones. Schools are closed and many parents are spending more time with their children. These changes are happening during enormously stressful conditions with a high degree of economic uncertainty. We collected survey data collected from 600 Americans during March - April 2020. The survey examined parenting, mental health, coping skills, and romantic relationships during the Coronavirus pandemic. We have also conducted analyses of the U.S. Census Household Pulse Survey to examine caregiver wellbeing and mental health during the pandemic. This study is registered with the World Pandemic Research Network.
​WPRN-517152, 25/01/2021: https://wprn.org/item/517152
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
CO-INVESTIGATOR
Shawna J. Lee, PhD
Christina Rodriguez, PhD; Kaitlin P. Ward, MSW
RELATED PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS
  • Rodriguez, C.M., Lee, S.J., Ward, K.P., & Pu, D.F. (2020). The perfect storm: Hidden risk of child maltreatment during the COVID-19 pandemic. Child Maltreatment. https://doi.org/10.1177/1077559520982066    
  • Lee, S.J., Ward, K.P., Chang, O.D., & Downing, K.D. (2021). Parenting activities and the transition to home-based education during the COVID-19 pandemic. Children and Youth Services Review, 105885, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.105585
  • Lee, S.J., Ward, K.P., Lee, J.Y., & Rodriguez, C.M. (2021). Parental social isolation and child maltreatment risk during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Family Violence. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10896-020-00244-3
  • Herd, T., Connell, C., Duprey, E., Jackson, Y., Noll, J., Lee, S.J., & Mason, A. (2020, July). Research brief: Mitigating the risk for child maltreatment in the context of COVID-19. Retrieved from: https://www.research2policy.org/covid19-policy-brief-child-maltreat
  • Lee, S.J., lead author on behalf of the Michigan Child Welfare Inter-university Consortium (2020, April). We can’t forget Michigan’s abused and neglected children during COVID-19. Detroit Free Press. Retrieved from: https://bit.ly/2OfqVHv​
  • Lee, S.J., & *Ward, K.P. (2021, January). Mental health, relationships, and coping during the Coronavirus Pandemic. Paper presented at the annual Society for Social Work Research Annual Conference (virtual conference).
  • Lee, S.J., *Ward, K.P., & *Lee, J.Y. (2021, January). Parenting during a pandemic: Social isolation and risk for child maltreatment. Paper presented at the Society for Social Work Research Annual Conference (virtual conference).
  • Lee, S.J.  (2021, January). A snapshot of how American families are coping during a pandemic. Symposium organized for the Society for Social Work Research Annual Conference (virtual conference).
HIGHLIGHTED NEWS

READ THE RESEARCH BRIEF: Parents’ Perceptions of the Shift to Home-based Education during the Covid-19 Pandemic

Read the research brief: Mental health, relationships, and coping during the coronavirus pandemic

​READ THE RESEARCH BRIEF: stress and parenting during the coronavirus pandemic
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​Dr. Shawna J. Lee is Director of the Parenting in Context Research Lab, which operates as a part of the University of Michigan School of Social Work.
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