Mothers' Preferences for Their Children's Format for Return to School During the Coronavirus Disease-2019 Pandemic
Are There Differences Between Full-Time Employed Mothers and Mothers Who are Not Employed
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2348284 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Christine A Limbers (0000-0002-4880-1865, Baylor University, corresponding author), Christina L Pavlov (Baylor University), Christina Pavlov (0000-0002-6208-4137, Baylor University) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 220-243 |
| Publication date | 2023-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Family Issues (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0192-513X • E-ISSN: 1552-5481 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0192513x211044486 |
| OpenAlex | W3200157812 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 6 |
The present study assessed factors associated with maternal preferences for their children's educational format (i.e., completely in-person, completely online/remote, or hybrid of in-person and online/remote) for return to school during the COVID-19 pandemic and whether these associations differed between full-time employed mothers and mothers who were not employed. Participants were 911 mothers of school-aged children from the United States (full-time employed, n = 650; not employed, n = 261). Recruitment took place online via social media during Summer 2020. Questionnaires on school modality preference, maternal work status, and demographic characteristics were filled out online through Qualtrics. Compared to mothers who were not employed, full-time employed mothers were more likely to endorse a preference for a hybrid in-person and online/remote educational format for their children and less likely to endorse a preference for a completely online/remote educational format for their children. The factor most strongly associated with maternal preferences for their children's educational format for return to school in both groups of mothers was being worried about my child getting COVID-19 and their health being severely impacted (rs's ranged from −56 to −58; p < .01). Regardless of maternal employment status, this factor continued to have the strongest association with a maternal preference for a completely online educational format in the polynomial regression analysis after controlling for relevant demographic variables (Odds Ratios ranged from 3.63 to 37.64; p < .01). These findings highlight that concerns about child health during the COVID-19 pandemic influence maternal preferences for their children's educational format, regardless of maternal employment status
Developmental psychology · Disease · Logistic regression · Odds · Odds ratio · Pandemic · Preference · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Demography · Early Childhood Education and Development · Medicine · Psychology · Work-Family Balance Challenges
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| Citations per year | 0.33 |
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| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |