Case studies of help seeking behaviour among Asian single parents in Singapore

Kok, Adrian; Liow, Susan J. Rickard

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“…Though we are not aware of any published quantitative accounts, amongst Singapore’s psychiatric community there is a sense that within clinical groups lower socioeconomic status related to greater declines in family functioning during the Circuit Breaker, perhaps in part due to being confined to comparatively smaller spaces with less opportunity to go outdoors (Helen Chen, personal communication, April 15, 2022). In addition, there is some reason to consider that reliance on social support as a buffer against stress may vary by ethnicity [ 47 , 48 ], further limiting the generalizabilty of our findings, especially since COVID-19 restrictions intentionally limited social gatherings.…”

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Maternal distress and parenting during COVID-19: differential effects related to pre-pandemic distress?

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Sim

et al. 2023

BMC Psychiatry

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Background Distinguishing whether and how pre-existing characteristics impact maternal responses to adversity is difficult: Does prior well-being decrease the likelihood of encountering stressful experiences? Does it protect against adversity’s negative effects? We examine whether the interaction between relatively uniformly experienced adversity (due to COVID-19 experience) and individual variation in pre-existing (i.e., pre-pandemic onset) distress predicted mothers’ pandemic levels of distress and insensitive caregiving within a country reporting low COVID-19 death rates, and strict nationwide regulations. Method Fifty-one Singaporean mothers and their preschool-aged children provided data across two waves. Pre- pandemic onset maternal distress (i.e., psychological distress, anxiety, and parenting stress) was captured via self-reports and maternal sensitivity was coded from videos. Measures were repeated after the pandemic’s onset along with questionnaires concerning perceived COVID-19 adversity (e.g., COVID-19’s impact upon stress caring for children, housework, job demands, etc.) and pandemic-related objective experiences (e.g., income, COVID-19 diagnoses, etc.). Regression analyses (SPSS v28) considered pre-pandemic onset maternal distress, COVID-19 stress, and their interaction upon post-pandemic onset maternal distress. Models were re-run with appropriate covariates (e.g., objective experience) when significant findings were observed. To rule out alternative models, follow up analyses (PROCESS Model) considered whether COVID-19 stress mediated pre- and post-pandemic onset associations. Models involving maternal sensitivity followed a similar data analytic plan. Results Pre-pandemic maternal distress moderated the association between COVID-19 perceived stress and pandemic levels of maternal distress (β = 0.22, p < 0.01) but not pandemic assessed maternal sensitivity. Perceived COVID-19 stress significantly contributed to post-pandemic onset maternal distress for mothers with pre-pandemic onset distress scores above (β = 0.30, p = 0.05), but not below (β = 0.25, p = 0.24), the median. Objective COVID-19 adversity did not account for findings. Post-hoc analyses did not suggest mediation via COVID-19 stress from pre-pandemic to pandemic maternal distress. Conclusions Pre-existing risk may interact with subsequent perceptions of adversity to impact well-being. In combination with existing research, this small study suggests prevention programs should focus upon managing concurrent mental health and may highlight the importance of enhanced screening and proactive coping programs for people entering high stress fields and/or phases of life.

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Maternal distress and parenting during COVID-19: differential effects related to pre-pandemic distress?

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BMC Psychiatry

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“…Help-seeking has been found to be most challenging to male adolescents (Schonert-Reichl & Muller, 1996;Timlin-Scalera et al, 2003) of lower socioeconomic status (Lee & Ekstrom, 1987;Magen & Chen, 1988). Various moderating and mediating variables that may significantly affect individuals' readiness to seek help have been nominated, such as helper characteristics (LeMare & Shobat, 2002;Tatar, 2001), social class and status (Lee, 2002;Nadler et al, 2003), gender (Newman et al, 2001), culture (Cauce et al, 2002;Moran, 2007), severity of problems (Solberg et al, 1994), opinions about mental illness (Leorry & Zachar, 1999), age (Tishby et al, 2001), type of problem (Boldero & Fallon, 1995;Kok & Liow, 1993), and outcome expectations (Nadler, 1989;Vogel & Wei, 2005). Various moderating and mediating variables that may significantly affect individuals' readiness to seek help have been nominated, such as helper characteristics (LeMare & Shobat, 2002;Tatar, 2001), social class and status (Lee, 2002;Nadler et al, 2003), gender (Newman et al, 2001), culture (Cauce et al, 2002;Moran, 2007), severity of problems (Solberg et al, 1994), opinions about mental illness (Leorry & Zachar, 1999), age (Tishby et al, 2001), type of problem (Boldero & Fallon, 1995;Kok & Liow, 1993), and outcome expectations (Nadler, 1989;Vogel & Wei, 2005).…”

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Positive and Negative Emotions Related to Seeking Help from a School Counselor

Israelashvili¹,

Ishiyama²

2008

Advances in School Mental Health Promotion

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“…Families need to be understood in the context of a community's shared history that precede a member's birth and could be expected to continue after his/her death (Kok & Liow, 1993;Webber, 1991). In stepfamilies, both "sides" of the new family bring taken-forgranted assumptions about roles, rules and relationships.…”

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Making Stepfamilies Work: Step-relationships in Singaporean Stepfamilies

Webber¹

2003

Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development

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The project sought to identify the issues facing Singaporean stepfamilies. It involved 54 service providers who attended "Stepfamily Training" workshops organised by the Asian Women's Welfare Association (AWWA) and Family Resource and Training Centre (FRTC). Results indicate that stepfathers were more likely than stepmothers to adopt the roles of authority figure and acquaintance, while stepmothers were more likely than stepfathers to adopt the roles of confidant, rival and opponent.

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Case studies of help seeking behaviour among Asian single parents in Singapore

Cited by 7 publications

References 7 publications

Maternal distress and parenting during COVID-19: differential effects related to pre-pandemic distress?

Maternal distress and parenting during COVID-19: differential effects related to pre-pandemic distress?

Positive and Negative Emotions Related to Seeking Help from a School Counselor

Making Stepfamilies Work: Step-relationships in Singaporean Stepfamilies

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