Italian adolescents’ adjustment before and during the coronavirus disease 2019: A comparison between mothers’ and adolescents’ perception

Babore, Alessandra; Morelli, Mara; Trumello, Carmen

doi:10.1111/bjc.12334

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“…Moreover, in the evaluation of the complexity of factors that may be entangled in the onset of IA, future studies should also include the evaluation of the relationship with peers, which is particularly salient in this period of the life cycle. Finally, this study was carried out before the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and therefore it does not take into consideration the huge changes that the pandemic has produced on parent–child relationships [ 87 , 88 , 89 ] and Internet addiction [ 90 ].…”

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Internet Addiction: The Role of Parental Care and Mental Health in Adolescence

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Internet addiction in adolescence is a social issue which is being increasingly discussed worldwide. Hence, deepening the knowledge of its development is necessary to prevent short- and long-term negative outcomes. This study involving 266 adolescents (mean age = 16.1 years, SD = 1.4) aimed at analyzing the relationship between quality of parental care, Internet addiction and adolescents’ mental health, by means of the following self-report tools: the Parental Bonding Instrument, the Internet Addiction Test, and the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire. The findings, collected through structural equation model analyses, showed that perceived care from both father and mother had significant indirect effects on Internet addiction problems through adolescents’ mental health problems. Furthermore, Internet addiction problems were demonstrated to be negatively associated with maternal care but not with paternal care. The study provides empirical support to the need of family-based prevention and intervention programs to take care of Internet addiction.

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Internet Addiction: The Role of Parental Care and Mental Health in Adolescence

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“…This means that we have not assessed the children’s experience from their own point of view. A recent study found a high consistency between mothers’ and children’s perceptions of children’s psychological adjustment (Babore et al, 2021a ); however, future research could further explore if the parents’ perception matches with the actual psychological status of the children. Another limitation regards the unbalanced representation of both parents as most participants comprised mothers.…”

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“…Some studies with other clinical pediatric populations, as children with developmental disorders, found increased levels of children’s emotional and behavioral difficulties (Conti et al, 2020 ). Studies among healthy children detected negative psychological outcomes during COVID-19 emergency (Babore et al, 2021a , b ; Wang et al, 2020 ). Some measures implemented to avoid the spread of the virus (such as social isolation, the closure of schools and the disruption of daily routine) could negatively affect children’s mental health (Trumello et al, 2021 ).…”

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“…Parental distress could affect children’s wellbeing, influencing parental sensitivity to children needs and parent–child interaction, leading to greater children’s emotional and behavioral problems (Babore et al, 2021a , b ; Coté et al, 2009 ). Some studies highlighted the role of parental anxiety on children’s emotional problems during COVID-19 emergency (Khoury et al, 2021 ; Dubois-Comtois et al, 2021 ; Hanetz-Gamliel et al, 2021 ).…”

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Comparing parental distress and children’s difficulties between parents of children with rheumatic diseases and parents of healthy children in families facing the COVID-19 pandemic

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The COVID-19 pandemic could be a threat for the health status of children with a chronic condition. The present study aimed to explore parents’ and children’s psychological adjustment during the current pandemic, pursuing a triple objective: to compare the psychological adjustment of parents of children with pediatric rheumatic diseases (PRDs) and parents of healthy children; to analyze children’s psychological symptoms (emotional problems and hyperactivity) before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, and with or without a PRDs diagnosis; to explore the associations of children’s emotional problems and hyperactivity with parents’ psychological adjustment, parent–child interactions and belonging or not to families with PRDs. This cross-sectional study involved 56 parents of children with PRDs and 53 parents of healthy children. Self-report questionnaires about parents’ depression, anxiety, parenting stress, and children’s emotional symptoms and hyperactivity-inattention were administered. No differences were detected on psychological adjustment between parents of children with PRDs and parents of healthy children. Parents of children with PRDs reported statistically significant higher levels of children’s emotional problems and hyperactivity before the pandemic, compared to parents of healthy children; during COVID-19 pandemic, emotional symptoms increased for both groups, while hyperactivity-inattention symptoms increased only in the group of healthy children. Children’s emotional difficulties were associated with higher levels of parental anxiety, worse parent–child interaction and having PRDs; children’s hyperactivity symptoms were related to parent–child difficult interaction and higher levels of parental depression. Findings suggest the importance to target the children in relation to their parents, when approaching the psychological aspects of PRDs.

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“…COVID-19 pandemic has strongly influenced people's life (Armour et al, 2021;Babore et al, 2021Babore et al, , 2021bMorelli et al, 2021b;Pistella et al, 2022;Trumello et al, 2021) and sexual behaviors (Bianchi et al, 2021a;Döring, 2020;Eleuteri & Terzitta, 2021). Together and successively with the stay-at-home laws, public health institutions proclaimed the need to avoid physical and sexual contact, suggesting online sexual activities as a safer way to contrast COVID-19 contagion (e.g., International Society for the Study of Women's Sexual Health, 2020).…”

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Sexting Behaviors Before and During COVID-19 in Italian and Colombian Young Adults

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Introduction Recent research highlight increasing at-risk online sexual activities and behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic among young adults. Specifically, sexting refers to exchanging sexually suggestive messages, photos, and videos through technological devices, and it can be placed on a continuum from safer to riskier behavior. This study aims to improve our knowledge about sexting behaviors in Italian and Colombian young adults before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods A survey online was filled in by all recruited participants through a snowball sampling procedure (from December 2019 to June 2021) both in Italy and Colombia, resulting in a total of 2931 participants (2051 from Italy and 880 from Colombia) aged 18 to 35 years old (Mage = 23.85; SDage = 3.63; 67.6% girls). Results Italian youth were more engaged in risky sexting than Colombian participants, while Colombians indicated being more engaged in non-consensual sexting than Italians. Sexual minority people reported more sharing their own sexts, higher levels of sexting under pressure, and 3.2 times more risky sexting than exclusively heterosexual counterparts. During the pandemic period, participants sent their own sexts 1.5 times more and were less involved in non-consensual sexting than in the pre-pandemic era. Conclusions The present research could help understand better the cultural dynamics underlying the differences in sexting behaviors, suggesting the relevance of investigating how sexting behaviors and online at-risk activities have changed since the pandemic started. Policy Implications Results provide implications for educational and prevention programs to improve young people's awareness of sexting behaviors.

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Italian adolescents’ adjustment before and during the coronavirus disease 2019: A comparison between mothers’ and adolescents’ perception

Cited by 9 publications

References 13 publications

Internet Addiction: The Role of Parental Care and Mental Health in Adolescence

Internet Addiction: The Role of Parental Care and Mental Health in Adolescence

Comparing parental distress and children’s difficulties between parents of children with rheumatic diseases and parents of healthy children in families facing the COVID-19 pandemic

Sexting Behaviors Before and During COVID-19 in Italian and Colombian Young Adults

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