2024 Research in the Capitol
Presentation Type
Open Access Poster Presentation
Abstract
This study addresses the question, “Does COVID-19-related stress and household income during COVID-19 predict parents’ interactions with children and family community engagement one year later?” The hypothesis was that higher levels of COVID-19-related stress and lower household income would predict more negative interactions between parent and the focal child and less community engagement. The participants within this study were drawn from a larger ongoing study, the Dubuque Youth and Family Resilience Project (DYFRP). Control variables included household income, child’s gender, and child’s age. The independent variable was reported COVID-19 related stress and the dependent variables were community engagement, positive parenting styles, and negative parenting styles from Wave 2. Descriptive statistics and bivariate correlations of all control and study variables were conducted. While the results did not reach significance, their directionality concurred with the beginning hypothesis concerning COVID-19 related stress and parenting interactions.
Start Date
25-3-2024 11:45 AM
End Date
25-3-2024 1:30 PM
Event Host
University Honors Programs, Iowa Regent Universities
Faculty Advisor
Jaimie O'Gara
Department
Department of Social Work
Copyright
©2024 Danny Trip & Savanna Farley
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Trip, Danny and Farley, Savanna, "The Impact of COVID-19 Related Stress on Parenting and Community Engagement in a Small Iowa Community" (2024). Research in the Capitol. 17.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/rcapitol/2024/all/17
The Impact of COVID-19 Related Stress on Parenting and Community Engagement in a Small Iowa Community
This study addresses the question, “Does COVID-19-related stress and household income during COVID-19 predict parents’ interactions with children and family community engagement one year later?” The hypothesis was that higher levels of COVID-19-related stress and lower household income would predict more negative interactions between parent and the focal child and less community engagement. The participants within this study were drawn from a larger ongoing study, the Dubuque Youth and Family Resilience Project (DYFRP). Control variables included household income, child’s gender, and child’s age. The independent variable was reported COVID-19 related stress and the dependent variables were community engagement, positive parenting styles, and negative parenting styles from Wave 2. Descriptive statistics and bivariate correlations of all control and study variables were conducted. While the results did not reach significance, their directionality concurred with the beginning hypothesis concerning COVID-19 related stress and parenting interactions.
