The Emotional Vaccine

Maternal Caregiving in Infancy Shaped Future Preschoolers' Internalizing Symptoms During the Covid-19 Pandemic

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ID9646166
AutoresYael Schlesinger (0000-0001-8956-6235, Reichman University), Yael Paz (0000-0002-1265-5923, Reichman University), Sofie Rousseau (0000-0002-5065-8885, Reichman University), Naama Atzaba-Poria (Ben-Gurion University of the Negev), Naama Atzaba‐poria (0000-0002-2864-601X, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev), Tahl I Frenkel (0000-0003-2646-8456, Reichman University, autor correspondente)
Ano2025
Volume96
Fascículo4
Páginas1274-1289
Data de publicação2025-07-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoChild Development (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0009-3920 • E-ISSN: 1467-8624
EditoraOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1111/cdev.14250
PMID40444592
OpenAlexW4410898482
IdiomaEN
Referências citadas81

The present study assessed both concurrent and early influences of the maternal caregiving environment to examine unique contributions of each to variation in children's emotional responses to COVID-19 pandemic. Preschoolers (3–5 years; M = 4.12, SD = 0.49) previously assessed in infancy, several years prior to pandemic outbreak, were re-assessed during pandemic-related nationwide lockdown (N = 200; 50% female; 63.5% secular Jews; 2016; 2021). Maternal stress during lockdown significantly moderated (β = 0.13, p < 0.05) and mediated (β = 0.08, p < 0.05) concurrent associations between preschoolers' dose of exposure (DOE) to COVID-19 psychosocial stressors and symptoms. Furthermore, maternal sensitive care observed in infancy significantly moderated future associations between preschoolers' DOE and symptoms (β = −0.16, p < 0.05). Longitudinal protective effects of infant care remained significant after controlling for caregiver stress and behavior during the lockdown

2019-20 coronavirus outbreak · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) · Developmental psychology · Disease · Infectious disease (medical specialty) · Longitudinal study · Outbreak · Pandemic · Psychiatry · Psychosocial · Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) · Stressor · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Clinical Psychology · Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum · Medicine · Psychology