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Family Well-Being During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Risks of Financial Insecurity and Coping |
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| Authors: | Marybel R. Gonzalez Sandra A. Brown William E. Pelham III Stefanie C. Bodison Connor McCabe Fiona C. Baker Arielle Baskin-Sommers Anthony Steven Dick Gayathri J. Dowling Sabrina Gebreselassie Mathieu Guillaume Andrew T. Marshall Chandni Sheth Elizabeth R. Sowell Amandine Van Rinsveld Susan F. Tapert |
| Affiliation: | 1. University of California;2. University of Florida;3. University of Washington;4. SRI International;5. Yale University;6. Florida International University;7. National Institute on Drug Abuse;8. University of California Northwestern University;9. Stanford University;10. Children's Hospital Los Angeles University of Utah;11. University of Utah;12. Children's Hospital Los Angeles University of Southern California |
| Abstract: | During the COVID-19 pandemic, families have experienced unprecedented financial and social disruptions. We studied the impact of preexisting psychosocial factors and pandemic-related financial and social disruptions in relation to family well-being among N = 4091 adolescents and parents during early summer 2020, participating in the Adolescent Brain Cognitive DevelopmentSM Study. Poorer family well-being was linked to prepandemic psychosocial and financial adversity and was associated with pandemic-related material hardship and social disruptions to routines. Parental alcohol use increased risk for worsening of family relationships, while a greater endorsement of coping strategies was mainly associated with overall better family well-being. Financial and mental health support may be critical for family well-being during and after a widespread crisis, such as the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| Keywords: | financial insecurity family well-being coping COVID-19 pandemic |