New parents experienced lower parenting self-efficacy during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown.

Autor/inn/en	Xue, Anja; Oros, Vivian; La Marca-Ghaemmaghami, Pearl; Scholkmann, Felix; Righini-Grunder, Franziska; Natalucci, Giancarlo; Karen, Tanja; Bassler, Dirk; Restin, Tanja
Titel	New parents experienced lower parenting self-efficacy during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Frischgebackene Eltern erlebten eine geringere elterliche Selbstwirksamkeit während der pandemiebedingten Einschränkungen durch COVID-19.
Quelle	In: Children : open access pediatrics journal, 8 (2021) 2, 11 S. PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2227-9067
DOI	10.3390/children8020079
Schlagwörter	Angst; Depression; Elternverhalten; Fertigkeit; Selbstwirksamkeit; Zufriedenheit; Soziale Beziehung; Säugling; Eltern; Kinderbetreuung; COVID-19; Gesundheit; Lebensqualität; Lebensphase; Ungewissheit
Abstract	Background: The COVID-19 pandemic is a global issue which affects the entire population's mental health. This study evaluates how restrictions to curtail this pandemic change parenting self-efficacy, depressive symptoms, couple satisfaction and health-related quality of life in parents after delivery of a newborn. Methods: In this prospective single center evaluation of parental self-efficacy and quality of life, four validated questionnaires were used to repeatedly assess parenting self-efficacy (Tool to measure Parental Self-Efficacy, TOPSE), depressive symptoms (Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale, EPDS), couple satisfaction (Couple Satisfaction Index, CSI) and health-related quality of life (short form 12, SF12). Fifty-three parents of 50 infants answered a total number of 63 questionnaires during the lockdown period to limit the spread of COVID-19. These questionnaires were matched with 63 questionnaires of 58 other parents that had answered them before or after strong pandemic related measures. Results: Parents experienced lower parenting self-efficacy during the strict pandemic measures as compared to before and after (p = 0.04). In terms of age, socioeconomic, marital status and duration of hospitalization we detected no significant difference between both groups. On univariate linear regression, TOPSE scores were associated with gestational age (p = 0.044, parameter estimate: 1.67, 95% CI: 0.048 to 3.301), birth weight (p = 0.035, parameter estimate: 0.008, 95% CI: 0.001 to 0.015), number of newborns' siblings (p = 0.0554, parameter estimate: 7.49, 95% CI: - 0.174 to 15.145) and distance of home from hospital (p = 0.043, parameter estimate: -0.38, 95% CI: - 0.745 to -0.011). Interestingly, there was a positive correlation between quality of life and TOPSE scores, suggesting that those who experience a higher self-efficacy also have a higher quality of life. Conclusions: When implementing a lock-down period psychological effects such as lower experience of parental self-efficacy have to be considered. (ZPID).
Erfasst von	Leibniz-Institut für Psychologie, Trier
Update	2025/1