The relationship between COVID-related parenting stress, nonresponsive feeding behaviors, and parent mental health.

ABSTRACT: COVID-19 has disrupted the lives of families across the United States and all over the world. Stress is known to have a negative impact on parent-child feeding interactions; hence, the purpose of this study is to examine how COVID-related parenting stress, which was measured using a newly developed scale, is related to parent mental health, nonresponsive feeding, and children's self-regulation of eating. 119 parents of children ages 2-7 years old filled out questions about COVID-related parenting stress, mental health, nonresponsive feeding behaviors, and children's self-regulation of eating. A series of multiple regressions were run to predict parent anxiety and psychological distress from COVID-related parenting stress. COVID-related parenting stress was found to be a significant predict

SUBMITTER: Frankel LA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8499607 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature