As COVID-19 sweeps across the globe, scientists have identified children and families as possibly particularily vulnerable populations. The present study employed a developmental framework with two measurement points (the first at the peak of the lockdown restrictions ( N = 2,921), the second after restrictions had been majorly loosened ( N = 890)) to provide unique insights into the relations between parental strain, child well-being, and child problem behavior. Cross-lagged panel analyses revealed longitudinal effects of child well-being and problem behavior at T1 on parental strain at T2 with parent–child relationship quality as a moderator. True intraindividual change models showed that decreases in parental strain between measurement points predicted increases in child well-being and decreases in child problem behavior. Thus, the present research points to parental stress coping and child emotional adjustment as promising avenues for professionals and policy makers in their efforts to ensure child and family well-being throughout the pandemic.
【저자키워드】 COVID-19, child well-being, Parent–child relationship quality, Parental strain, Child problem behavior, 【초록키워드】 pandemic, Stress, children, Research, Analysis, emotional, effort, professional, Effect, populations, decrease, predicted, globe, unique, parental, developmental, increases in, lockdown restriction, 【제목키워드】 Child, Quality, longitudinal, strain, relationship, relation,