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Hendry, A., Gibson, S. P., Davies, C., Gliga, T., McGillion, Michelle L. and Gonzalez‐Gomez, N. (2023) Towards a dimensional model of risk and protective factors influencing children’s early cognitive, social, and emotional development during the COVID-19 pandemic. Infancy, 28 (1). pp. 158-186. doi:10.1111/infa.12495 ISSN 1532-7078.
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1111/infa.12495
Abstract
Variation in infants’ home environment is implicated in their cognitive and psycho-social development. The pandemic has intensified variations in home environments through exacerbating socioeconomic inequalities, and increasing psychological stressors for some families. This study investigates the effects of parental (predominantly maternal) mental health, enriching activities and screen use on 280 24- to 52-month-olds’ executive functions, internalising and externalising problems, and pro-social behaviour; with socioeconomic status and social support as contextual factors. Our results indicate that aspects of the home environment are differentially associated with children’s cognitive and psycho-social development. Parents who experienced sustained mental distress during the pandemic tended to report higher child externalising and internalising problems, and executive function difficulties at follow-up. Children who spent more time engaged in enriching activities with their parents showed stronger executive functions and social competence six months later. Screen use levels during the first year of the pandemic were not associated with outcomes. To mitigate the risk of persistent negative effects for this ‘pandemic generation’ of infants, our study highlights the importance of supporting parents’ mental health. As our results demonstrate the impact of social support on mental health, investing in support services and interventions promoting building support networks are likely to be beneficial.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||||||
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Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman R Medicine > RJ Pediatrics |
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Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Psychology | ||||||||||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Child development, Infants -- Development, Executive functions (Neuropsychology), Child mental health, Mental health, COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020- -- Social aspects | ||||||||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Infancy | ||||||||||||
Publisher: | Wiley | ||||||||||||
ISSN: | 1532-7078 | ||||||||||||
Official Date: | January 2023 | ||||||||||||
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Volume: | 28 | ||||||||||||
Number: | 1 | ||||||||||||
Page Range: | pp. 158-186 | ||||||||||||
DOI: | 10.1111/infa.12495 | ||||||||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||||||
Re-use Statement: | This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: [FULL CITE], which has been published in final form at [Link to final article using the DOI]. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions. This article may not be enhanced, enriched or otherwise transformed into a derivative work, without express permission from Wiley or by statutory rights under applicable legislation. Copyright notices must not be removed, obscured or modified. The article must be linked to Wiley’s version of record on Wiley Online Library and any embedding, framing or otherwise making available the article or pages thereof by third parties from platforms, services and websites other than Wiley Online Library must be prohibited. | ||||||||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) | ||||||||||||
Copyright Holders: | © 2022 The Authors. Infancy published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of International Congress of Infant Studies. | ||||||||||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 21 July 2022 | ||||||||||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 15 September 2022 | ||||||||||||
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