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The Impact of COVID‐19 on Adolescents’ Daily Lives: The Role of Parent–Child Relationship Quality
Author(s) -
Janssens Julie J.,
Achterhof Robin,
Lafit Ginette,
Bamps Eva,
Hagemann Noëmi,
Hiekkaranta Anu P.,
Hermans Karlijn S. F. M.,
Lecei Aleksandra,
MyinGermeys Inez,
Kirtley Olivia J.
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of research on adolescence
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.342
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1532-7795
pISSN - 1050-8392
DOI - 10.1111/jora.12657
Subject(s) - loneliness , irritability , psychology , multilevel model , clinical psychology , developmental psychology , quality of life (healthcare) , longitudinal study , anxiety , psychiatry , medicine , pathology , machine learning , computer science , psychotherapist
COVID‐19 lockdown measures have profoundly impacted adolescent’ daily life, with research suggesting an increase in irritability, stress, loneliness, and family conflict. A potential protective factor is parent–child relationship quality; however, no studies have investigated this. We used data from SIGMA, a longitudinal, experience sampling cohort study, in which N = 173 adolescents aged 11 to 20 were tested before and during COVID‐19. Multilevel analyses showed decreased daily‐life irritability and increased loneliness from pre‐ to mid‐pandemic. Daily‐life stress levels were unchanged. Relationship quality was negatively associated with irritability and loneliness and buffered against the increase in loneliness. Effect sizes were small and do not support a strong effect of the first lockdown on irritability, stress, loneliness, and family conflict in adolescents.