STRESS & COPING
during the pandemic
Stress & Coping: Worry about infection & negative moods
Overall, parents reported higher levels of pandemic-related worry than children. Parents were about twice as worried about potential COVID-19 infection as their kids. About 50% of parents were moderately to extremely worried about becoming infected themselves, and around 70% were similarly worried about their family members becoming infected.
Parents reported being considerably more tired under pandemic conditions than children. Around 50-60% of parents were moderately to extremely tired, while only 20% of children reported such feelings. Parents reported slightly higher levels of other negative feelings than children; parental levels of anger, loneliness and stress were less prevalent than tiredness.
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Stress & Coping: Greatest sources of stress from the pandemic
Concerns about the pandemic’s impact on family members and children was the most common (68%) reported source of pandemic-related stress. Stress over other impacts (on health, work, the economy, and the community) were shared by 30-50% of respondents. Only 5% reported experiencing no pandemic-related stress.
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Stress & Coping: Activities undertaken to cope with pandemic-related stress
(REPORTED BY ADULTS ONLY)
About 50%-60% of adults reported social support (talking with friends and family), exercise, family activities and screen time as activities that helped them cope with pandemic-related stress. About a third found themselves coping through intellectual exercises (study or puzzles), eating more or drinking more alcohol, with lower rates of reporting for other stress-relieving activities.
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