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Mother–child relationships during the Covid‐19 pandemic

A longitudinal qualitative approach

Bibliographic Data

ID6062019
AuthorsJ M Vaterlaus (0000-0001-7139-1457, Department of Health and Human Development, College of Education, Health, and Human Development Montana State University Bozeman Montana USA, corresponding author), Emily V Patten (0000-0003-0161-383X, Nutrition, Dietetics, & Food Science Department, College of Life Science Brigham Young University Provo Utah USA), Lori Andersen Spruance (0000-0003-0254-483X, Public Health Department, College of Life Science Brigham Young University Provo Utah USA), Tabitha Horton (Department of Health and Human Development, College of Education, Health, and Human Development Montana State University Bozeman Montana USA), Sydney Brown (0009-0008-7941-8915, Department of Health and Human Development, College of Education, Health, and Human Development Montana State University Bozeman Montana USA), Sydney Park Brown (Montana State University)
Year2023
Volume51
Issue4
Pages344-355
Publication date2023-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueFamily and Consumer Sciences Research Journal (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1077-727X • E-ISSN: 1552-3934
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/fcsr.12485
OpenAlexW4376140184
LanguageEN
Citations received8
References cited28

Global crises have a disproportionate impact on women, and typical family life for mothers and children in the United States was disrupted by the COVID‐19 pandemic. This longitudinal qualitative study examined mothers' (n = 82) experiences in their mother–child relationships between March 2020 and April 2021 during the COVID‐19 pandemic. Participants completed open‐ended online survey items at both time points, while 22 participants also completed in‐depth interviews in April 2021. Three themes were identified through longitudinal qualitative analysis: (1) outside relationships and resources, (2) relational change and continuity, and (3) mother–child time. Results are discussed using Bronfenbrenner's Person, Process, Context, Time (PPCT) model

2019-20 coronavirus outbreak · Developmental psychology · Disease · Geography · Longitudinal data · Longitudinal study · Pandemic · Qualitative research · Sociology · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Demography · Family Support in Illness · Health, psychology, and well-being · Medicine · Psychology · Virology

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Citation span2025 - 2026 (2)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 8

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