New Parents Experienced Lower Parenting Self-Efficacy during the COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown
<i>Background</i>: The COVID-19 pandemic is a global issue which affects the entire population’s mental health. This study evaluates how restrictions to curtail this pandemic change parenting self-efficacy, depressive symptoms, couple satisfaction and health-related quality of life in pa...
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| author | Anja Xue Vivian Oros Pearl La Marca-Ghaemmaghami Felix Scholkmann Franziska Righini-Grunder Giancarlo Natalucci Tanja Karen Dirk Bassler Tanja Restin |
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| description | <i>Background</i>: The COVID-19 pandemic is a global issue which affects the entire population’s mental health. This study evaluates how restrictions to curtail this pandemic change parenting self-efficacy, depressive symptoms, couple satisfaction and health-related quality of life in parents after delivery of a newborn. <i>Methods</i>: In this prospective single center evaluation of parental self-efficacy and quality of life, four validated questionnaires were used to repeatedly assess parenting self-efficacy (Tool to measure Parental Self-Efficacy, TOPSE), depressive symptoms (Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale, EPDS), couple satisfaction (Couple Satisfaction Index, CSI) and health-related quality of life (short form 12, SF12). Fifty-three parents of 50 infants answered a total number of 63 questionnaires during the lockdown period to limit the spread of COVID-19. These questionnaires were matched with 63 questionnaires of 58 other parents that had answered them before or after strong pandemic related measures. <i>Results</i>: Parents experienced lower parenting self-efficacy during the strict pandemic measures as compared to before and after (<i>p</i> = 0.04). In terms of age, socioeconomic, marital status and duration of hospitalization we detected no significant difference between both groups. On univariate linear regression, TOPSE scores were associated with gestational age (<i>p =</i> 0.044, parameter estimate: 1.67, 95% CI: 0.048 to 3.301), birth weight (<i>p</i> = 0.035, parameter estimate: 0.008, 95% CI: 0.001 to 0.015), number of newborns’ siblings (<i>p</i> = 0.0554, parameter estimate: 7.49, 95% CI: −0.174 to 15.145) and distance of home from hospital (<i>p</i> = 0.043, parameter estimate: −0.38, 95% CI: −0.745 to −0.011). Interestingly, there was a positive correlation between quality of life and TOPSE scores, suggesting that those who experience a higher self-efficacy also have a higher quality of life. <i>Conclusions</i>: When implementing a lock-down period psychological effects such as lower experience of parental self-efficacy have to be considered. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8ab4e0b0645f4803a2e8f3c5c39ee5612023-12-03T14:29:15ZengMDPI AGChildren2227-90672021-01-01827910.3390/children8020079New Parents Experienced Lower Parenting Self-Efficacy during the COVID-19 Pandemic LockdownAnja Xue0Vivian Oros1Pearl La Marca-Ghaemmaghami2Felix Scholkmann3Franziska Righini-Grunder4Giancarlo Natalucci5Tanja Karen6Dirk Bassler7Tanja Restin8Newborn Research Zurich, Department of Neonatology, University Hospital and University of Zurich, 8091 Zurich, SwitzerlandNewborn Research Zurich, Department of Neonatology, University Hospital and University of Zurich, 8091 Zurich, SwitzerlandDepartment of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Zurich, 8050 Zurich, SwitzerlandNewborn Research Zurich, Department of Neonatology, University Hospital and University of Zurich, 8091 Zurich, SwitzerlandDepartment of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Children’s Hospital Lucerne, 6000 Luzern, SwitzerlandNewborn Research Zurich, Department of Neonatology, University Hospital and University of Zurich, 8091 Zurich, SwitzerlandNewborn Research Zurich, Department of Neonatology, University Hospital and University of Zurich, 8091 Zurich, SwitzerlandNewborn Research Zurich, Department of Neonatology, University Hospital and University of Zurich, 8091 Zurich, SwitzerlandNewborn Research Zurich, Department of Neonatology, University Hospital and University of Zurich, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland<i>Background</i>: The COVID-19 pandemic is a global issue which affects the entire population’s mental health. This study evaluates how restrictions to curtail this pandemic change parenting self-efficacy, depressive symptoms, couple satisfaction and health-related quality of life in parents after delivery of a newborn. <i>Methods</i>: In this prospective single center evaluation of parental self-efficacy and quality of life, four validated questionnaires were used to repeatedly assess parenting self-efficacy (Tool to measure Parental Self-Efficacy, TOPSE), depressive symptoms (Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale, EPDS), couple satisfaction (Couple Satisfaction Index, CSI) and health-related quality of life (short form 12, SF12). Fifty-three parents of 50 infants answered a total number of 63 questionnaires during the lockdown period to limit the spread of COVID-19. These questionnaires were matched with 63 questionnaires of 58 other parents that had answered them before or after strong pandemic related measures. <i>Results</i>: Parents experienced lower parenting self-efficacy during the strict pandemic measures as compared to before and after (<i>p</i> = 0.04). In terms of age, socioeconomic, marital status and duration of hospitalization we detected no significant difference between both groups. On univariate linear regression, TOPSE scores were associated with gestational age (<i>p =</i> 0.044, parameter estimate: 1.67, 95% CI: 0.048 to 3.301), birth weight (<i>p</i> = 0.035, parameter estimate: 0.008, 95% CI: 0.001 to 0.015), number of newborns’ siblings (<i>p</i> = 0.0554, parameter estimate: 7.49, 95% CI: −0.174 to 15.145) and distance of home from hospital (<i>p</i> = 0.043, parameter estimate: −0.38, 95% CI: −0.745 to −0.011). Interestingly, there was a positive correlation between quality of life and TOPSE scores, suggesting that those who experience a higher self-efficacy also have a higher quality of life. <i>Conclusions</i>: When implementing a lock-down period psychological effects such as lower experience of parental self-efficacy have to be considered.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/8/2/79COVID-19parental self-efficacyTOPSEperinatal periodnewborndepression |
| spellingShingle | Anja Xue Vivian Oros Pearl La Marca-Ghaemmaghami Felix Scholkmann Franziska Righini-Grunder Giancarlo Natalucci Tanja Karen Dirk Bassler Tanja Restin New Parents Experienced Lower Parenting Self-Efficacy during the COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown Children COVID-19 parental self-efficacy TOPSE perinatal period newborn depression |
| title | New Parents Experienced Lower Parenting Self-Efficacy during the COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown |
| title_full | New Parents Experienced Lower Parenting Self-Efficacy during the COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown |
| title_fullStr | New Parents Experienced Lower Parenting Self-Efficacy during the COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown |
| title_full_unstemmed | New Parents Experienced Lower Parenting Self-Efficacy during the COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown |
| title_short | New Parents Experienced Lower Parenting Self-Efficacy during the COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown |
| title_sort | new parents experienced lower parenting self efficacy during the covid 19 pandemic lockdown |
| topic | COVID-19 parental self-efficacy TOPSE perinatal period newborn depression |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/8/2/79 |
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