The Impact of Coparenting on Mothers' Covid-19-Related Stressors

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ID5933154
AutoresMarsha Kline Pruett (0000-0002-1693-8373, Smith College, autor de correspondencia), Jonathan Alschech (0000-0001-5958-8839, University of Northern British Columbia), Michael Saini (0000-0001-5475-4033, University of Toronto)
Año2021
Volumen10
Número8
Páginas311
Fecha de publicación2021-08-18
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaSocial Sciences (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 2076-0760 • E-ISSN: 2076-0760
EditorialMDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT)
DOI10.3390/socsci10080311
OpenAlexW3193666825
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas4
Referencias citadas55

To test and explore whether more positive coparenting will significantly predict lower COVID-19-related stress across family configurations and dynamics and across both higher- and lower-income mothers, we developed and circulated an online survey among mothers from the U.S. and Canada. Coparenting was measured using the Coparenting Across Family Structures (CoPAFS) short form (27 items) scale, comprised of factors representing five coparenting dimensions: communication, respect, trust, animosity, and valuing the other parent. Items specific to COVID-19 stressors assessed the types of stressors each parent faced. The sample consisted of 236 North American mothers, mostly white (n = 187, 79.2%) and aged 30-50 years. The surveyed mothers reported a consistent and significant relation between more positive coparenting and less COVID-19-related stressors whether parents were living together or not, married or divorced, and with a lower or higher income level, suggesting the importance and centrality of positive coparenting as a key factor for family well-being. Coparenting was especially predictive among mothers who were never married and those with lower incomes

Coparenting · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Developmental psychology · Stressor · Test (biology · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Clinical Psychology · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Medicine · Psychology