Parental Buffering of Stress in the Time of COVID-19: Family-Level Factors May Moderate the Association Between Pandemic-Related Stress and Youth Symptomatology
Cohodes EM, McCauley S, Gee DG. Parental Buffering of Stress in the Time of COVID-19: Family-Level Factors May Moderate the Association Between Pandemic-Related Stress and Youth Symptomatology. Research On Child And Adolescent Psychopathology 2021, 49: 935-948. PMID: 33591457, PMCID: PMC7885749, DOI: 10.1007/s10802-020-00732-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPandemic-related stressChild symptomatologyAnxiety-related symptomatologyYouth symptomatologyFamily-level factorsCross-sectional study designCOVID-19-related stressYouth mental healthEffects of exposureParental bufferingStudy designSymptomatologyMental healthChildren's exposureParental reportsHigh levelsCOVID-19COVID-19 pandemicNegative emotionsGlobal pandemicDegree of stressExposureLight of evidenceHome routinesParenting stressDevelopment and Validation of the Parental Assistance with Child Emotion Regulation (PACER) Questionnaire
Cohodes EM, Preece DA, McCauley S, Rogers MK, Gross JJ, Gee DG. Development and Validation of the Parental Assistance with Child Emotion Regulation (PACER) Questionnaire. Research On Child And Adolescent Psychopathology 2021, 50: 133-148. PMID: 33411232, DOI: 10.1007/s10802-020-00759-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmotion regulatory strategiesChildren's emotion regulationEmotion regulationRegulation strategiesPoorer parent-child relationship qualityParent-child relationship qualityEmotion regulation strategiesEmotion Regulation QuestionnaireTen-factor structureParental assistanceDifferent regulation strategiesDifferent child agesHigher child internalizingRegulatory strategiesAcceptable test-retest reliabilityConfirmatory factor analysisExcellent internal consistencyEmotion sensitivityChild executionNegative emotionsExternalizing problemsTest-retest reliabilityChild stressPsychometric measuresChildren's internalizing