Symptoms of Anxiety in Mothers During the COVID-19 Lockdown: A Structural Equation Model Approach

The COVID-19 global pandemic has forced millions of people to stay confined at home, increasing symptoms of anxiety and stress levels. Women who are also mothers, for their part, not only face the demands of motherhood but must combine working life with family life locked down in their homes. Main o...

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Published in:Journal of family issues 2023-07, Vol.44 (7), p.1756-1772
Main Authors: Romero-Gonzalez, Borja, Lozano-Ruiz, Alvaro, Puertas-Gonzalez, Jose A., Mariño-Narvaez, Carolina, Peralta-Ramirez, Maria Isabel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anxiety
COVID-19
Families & family life
Mothers
Psychological distress
Stress
Structural equation modeling
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Summary:The COVID-19 global pandemic has forced millions of people to stay confined at home, increasing symptoms of anxiety and stress levels. Women who are also mothers, for their part, not only face the demands of motherhood but must combine working life with family life locked down in their homes. Main objective was to develop an explanatory model of the psychological consequences of COVID-19 and parental and perceived stress in mothers. A total of 261 mothers were evaluated coinciding with the lockdown imposed by the Spanish Government. The model displayed adequate indices and it was found that symptoms of anxiety in mothers increased the levels of perceived stress. The model allows to understand the close relationships between the psychological consequences of lockdown and stress in mothers. Understanding these relationships will help to prepare and direct psychological interventions in this population in the case of a possible new surge.
ISSN:0192-513X
1552-5481
DOI:10.1177/0192513X211064861