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Rochester psychologists have been awarded federal funding to study the pandemic\u2019s long-term effects on family cohesion and child well-being.<\/h2>\n

Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ a year and a half after COVID-19 rapidly spread around the globe, scientists have begun to examine the pandemic\u2019s long-term societal effects. Ä¢¹½´«Ã½<\/a> psychologists and the University\u2019s Mt. Hope Family Center<\/a> have been awarded a $3.1 million grant from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD<\/a>) to study the pandemic\u2019s implications for American families and parenting.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The study\u2019s principal coinvestigators, psychology<\/a> professors Melissa Sturge-Apple<\/a> and Patrick Davies<\/a>, expect acute negative effects on family functioning and family cohesion to last for years, especially in families that already experienced high levels of difficulties prior to the pandemic.<\/p>\n

While scientifically sound, measures to slow the pandemic\u2014such as stay-at-home orders, remote instruction, and limited public gatherings\u2014had negative repercussions on families.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe pandemic has been extremely stressful for families with significant worries about the health of family members, financial instability, food uncertainty, social isolation, and increased caregiving burdens associated with having children at home,\u201d says Sturge-Apple, who is also the University\u2019s vice provost and dean of graduate education. \u201cThe study seeks to identify factors that helped families cope, in order to inform best interventions for families at risk.\u201d<\/p>\n

How and why COVID amplifies family conflict<\/strong><\/h4>\n

During the pandemic, the incidence of domestic violence in the US<\/a> surged, with estimates ranging between a 21 to 35 percent increase. These statistics are particularly distressing in the context of already high levels of harsh parenting<\/a>, as documented in Davies and Sturge-Apple\u2019s work, even before the pandemic.<\/p>\n

\u201cBy following families before, during, and after the pandemic, we will be able to assess more precisely how and why COVID-19 may amplify conflict between parents that then spills over into the way they care for their children,\u201d says Davies. \u201cOur study will examine a number of different mechanisms at neurobiological, familial, and extrafamilial levels.\u201d<\/p>\n

What helped secure the NICHD funding was the existence of a recent three-year family study at Mt. Hope Family Center immediately prior to the onset of the pandemic, which provides a baseline against which the additional COVID-19 stressors and effects can be measured. The teams plan on three additional annual waves of data collection.<\/p>\n

Understanding the public health significance is crucial for developmental scientists, clinicians, and public policy advocates in order to develop evidence-based treatments and interventions that help struggling families.<\/p>\n

The NICHD will award the grant funding over five years.<\/p>\n

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\"MotherAt-risk families find research-driven services at Mt. Hope Family Center<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The Mt. Hope Family Center sits on a two-way street. Its researchers and clinicians have provided evidence-based services to at-risk families, while training the next generation of clinicians and research scientists.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\"HandsMt. Hope Family Center’s programs for children facing trauma expand with new support<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

New grants recognize the center\u2019s success in addressing complex challenges among vulnerable children and their families.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\"AKids in stressful environments may adapt cognitive skills<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

A new study shows that early experiences of environmental harshness, in combination with personal temperament, can shape the child\u2019s problem-solving abilities later in life.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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