Impacts of COVID-19 and partial lockdown on family functioning, intergenerational communication and associated psychosocial factors among young adults in Singapore

Tam, Wilson Wai San; Poon, Sum Nok; Mahendran, Rathi; Kua, Ee Heok; Wu, Vivien Xi

doi:10.1186/s12888-021-03599-z

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“…Indeed, findings show that large numbers of returning emerging adults needed more emotional support and advice from their parents/family since the start of restrictions (Aim 2), confirming results from other studies (Hand et al, 2020 ; Tam et al, 2021 ). However, nearly two‐thirds of those who began living with parents felt they at least sometimes could not get necessary help or support, placing them at higher risk of poor coping during the initial restriction period.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 87%

Returning to the nest: Emerging adults living with parents during the COVID‐19 pandemic

Prattley

Evans-Whipp

O'Donnell

et al. 2022

Aust J Social Issues

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Changes in the working, study and social lives of emerging adults due to the COVID‐19 pandemic have led to greater need for external supports. Many who lived independently may have sought that support by returning to live with parents. This study identifies factors associated with returns made between 2019 and 2020. It describes supports needed and obtained, relationships between parents and their resident emerging adults and identifies correlates of poor coping and high psychological distress. Data from the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth and the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children were used and showed half of the emerging adults who moved did so due to COVID‐19 restrictions. Loss of work and increased need for emotional and financial support were key drivers of moves. Nineteen per cent who returned found spending more time with family difficult and over half did not have their support needs fully met, increasing their odds of poor coping at that time (OR = 2.9, 4.3, respectively) and subsequent psychological distress (OR = 6.0). Families were an important source of support but could not necessarily mitigate all challenges; for some emerging adults, returning to live with parents gave rise to additional difficulties which negatively affected mental health.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 87%

Returning to the nest: Emerging adults living with parents during the COVID‐19 pandemic

Prattley

Evans-Whipp

O'Donnell

et al. 2022

Aust J Social Issues

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“…Improved family dynamics and cohesion, as reported by families and older children, could perhaps be attributed to families spending more time at home together, engaging in family activities, and better communication [14]. These results presented are supported by comments made in the survey by participating families, such as "It is been summer holidays for us, so our family has had a very positive time this last 2 months."…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 59%

Family functioning and quality of life among children with nephrotic syndrome during the first pandemic wave

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Background During the SARS-CoV-2 global pandemic, one of the longest lockdowns worldwide occurred in Ontario, Canada, during the first wave. For parents and children managing care at home and at risk for COVID-19, the impact on their psychosocial functioning is unknown. Methods A total of 122 families of children aged 2-18 years were enrolled as part of the prospective cohort of childhood nephrotic syndrome and completed a survey during the first wave of the pandemic (August 21-December 10), 2020. In a subset, 107 families had data available pre-pandemic to assess change. Validated measures included the McMaster Family Assessment Device (FAD) for parents and children ≥ 12 years for family functioning, the Patient Health Questionnaire for Depression and Anxiety (PHQ-4) for both parent and child, and Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PEDSQL™-V4) for children only. Scores were compared using Student's t-test or the Mann-Whitney U test, as appropriate. Results Among the 107 children, 71% were male with a mean age of 9 years old at the time of questionnaire completion, and the mean age of parents was 41 years old. Parents and children reported that family functioning improved during COVID (parent: p < 0.01; child: p = 0.05). Children's overall HRQOL declined (p = 0.04), specifically increased sleep disruption (p = 0.01). Increasing child age was associated with a greater sleep disruption (β = − 1.6 [IQR: − 2.6, − 0.67]) and a related decrease in QOL (β = − 1.0 [IQR: − 1.7, − 0.2]), adjusted for sex. Conclusions Despite the positive effects of family dynamics during the first wave, there were negative effects of sleep disruptions and reduced quality of life in children, especially among older children.

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“…This finding may be explained by the idea that families that engaged in such intergenerational communication (i.e., the exchange of verbal and non-verbal communication between two different generations), in this case between parent and child, enables them to express their concerns and especially children to share their needs that resulted mother and children to feel closer (Bodner, et. al., 2019;Tam, et. al., 2021;Williams & Nussbaum, 2013).…”

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confidence: 99%

Mothers’ wellbeing during COVID-19 in Singapore: An interpretative phenomenological analysis

Lim

Freeman

2023

JOHAH

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The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted many families around the world and particularly so among parents and their children whose well-being have been tremendously affected. Emergent research suggests that mothers tend to experience greater level of distress and struggle more in trying to manage their well-being and that of their children. However, there has been less investigation on mothers’ personal experiences during the pandemic period and particularly so a lack of research in terms of interviewing mothers in Singapore. The aim of this study was to provide an in-depth understanding of the lived experience of working mothers and their well-being—how their well-being might influence and have a greater impact on their school-going children during the COVID-19 pandemic period in Singapore. Five working mothers of school-going children between aged 8 to 12 years were recruited and participated in semi-structured interviews. The verbatim transcripts of the interviews were analysed using the interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA). The analysis revealed three superordinate themes: 1) The challenge of working from home, 2) Mother’s perspectives on self-care, 3) Distinctive connections between mother and children. The overall findings revealed the authentic lived experiences of working mothers—with a key focus on their first pandemic lockdown experience in Singapore—the journey they have gone through while managing both their children and work from home. This study highlighted the importance of considering mothers’ well-being that might affect their children through the way they approached them. Essentially, the need to raise awareness of mothers’ well-being in times of crisis is critical and should be considered when designing interventions to support mothers during emergency situations, and to have future studies to take this study further.

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Impacts of COVID-19 and partial lockdown on family functioning, intergenerational communication and associated psychosocial factors among young adults in Singapore

Cited by 23 publications

References 54 publications

Returning to the nest: Emerging adults living with parents during the COVID‐19 pandemic

Returning to the nest: Emerging adults living with parents during the COVID‐19 pandemic

Family functioning and quality of life among children with nephrotic syndrome during the first pandemic wave

Mothers’ wellbeing during COVID-19 in Singapore: An interpretative phenomenological analysis

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