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Pandemic-related worries over time (July 2020)

This report provides data from 7,255 parents/carers who took part in the baseline questionnaire and 3383 parents/carers who completed the first follow up questionnaire. These participants completed the baseline questionnaire between 30/03/2020 and 06/06/2020. Each participant completed the follow-up questionnaire approximately one month after having completed their baseline questionnaires.

 

In this report, we examined the following questions:

  1. Do pandemic-related worries (parent/carer and child) differ between keyworker and non-keyworker parent/carers?
  2. Do parent/carer reports on their child’s pandemic-related worries
    • Differ across the whole sample between baseline and 1-month follow up
    • Differ between households who have and have not had a COVID case
    • Change over time for primary and secondary school-aged children between baseline and 1-month follow up
  1. Have there been changes in the amount of arguments within the household from baseline to 1-month follow up?
    • Across the whole sample
    • Within primary and secondary school-aged children
  1. Are there differences in the proportion of parents/carers of primary and secondary school-aged children who are avoiding discussing COVID with their children?
  2. Have emotional, behavioural and restless/attentional difficulties changed over one month in lockdown?
    • Across the whole sample
    • Within primary and secondary school-aged children
  1. Are there differences in the proportion of parents/carers who report being very stressed about particular areas of life?
    • Between parents/carers of primary and secondary school-aged children at baseline
    • Between baseline and 1-month follow up
    • Between baseline and 1-month follow up for parents/carers of primary and secondary school-aged children