U.S. Parents’ Reports of Assisting Their Children with Distance Learning during COVID-19
COVID-19 has caused increased stress among U.S. adults, with many reporting concerns assisting their children with distance learning due to school closures. This study surveyed U.S. parents–most of whom were middle-aged, White, affluent, and female–to learn what types of distance learning activities...
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| description | COVID-19 has caused increased stress among U.S. adults, with many reporting concerns assisting their children with distance learning due to school closures. This study surveyed U.S. parents–most of whom were middle-aged, White, affluent, and female–to learn what types of distance learning activities parents engaged in with their children during COVID-19; whether these types of activities varied by the child’s age; and whether there was an association between engaging in these activities and stress. Most parents engaged in Monitoring, Teaching or Technology support activities with their children. Although these activities varied by child’s age, parents who reported engaging in any distance learning activity reported increased stress. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-82a714327a014d36bb6da99f9873ab912023-11-22T12:45:11ZengMDPI AGEducation Sciences2227-71022021-09-0111950110.3390/educsci11090501U.S. Parents’ Reports of Assisting Their Children with Distance Learning during COVID-19Susan Sonnenschein0Elyse R Grossman1Julie A Grossman2Psychology Department, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD 21250, USAJohns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USAOffice of Psychological Services, Prince George’s County Public Schools, Adelphi, MD 20783, USACOVID-19 has caused increased stress among U.S. adults, with many reporting concerns assisting their children with distance learning due to school closures. This study surveyed U.S. parents–most of whom were middle-aged, White, affluent, and female–to learn what types of distance learning activities parents engaged in with their children during COVID-19; whether these types of activities varied by the child’s age; and whether there was an association between engaging in these activities and stress. Most parents engaged in Monitoring, Teaching or Technology support activities with their children. Although these activities varied by child’s age, parents who reported engaging in any distance learning activity reported increased stress.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/11/9/501coronavirusdistance learningstresseducation |
| spellingShingle | Susan Sonnenschein Elyse R Grossman Julie A Grossman U.S. Parents’ Reports of Assisting Their Children with Distance Learning during COVID-19 Education Sciences coronavirus distance learning stress education |
| title | U.S. Parents’ Reports of Assisting Their Children with Distance Learning during COVID-19 |
| title_full | U.S. Parents’ Reports of Assisting Their Children with Distance Learning during COVID-19 |
| title_fullStr | U.S. Parents’ Reports of Assisting Their Children with Distance Learning during COVID-19 |
| title_full_unstemmed | U.S. Parents’ Reports of Assisting Their Children with Distance Learning during COVID-19 |
| title_short | U.S. Parents’ Reports of Assisting Their Children with Distance Learning during COVID-19 |
| title_sort | u s parents reports of assisting their children with distance learning during covid 19 |
| topic | coronavirus distance learning stress education |
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