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Parental Concerns during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Intersections for Racialized Mothers of Children with Disabilities

Auteurs: Tom Buchanan, Naomi Phung, Mimo Hammoud, Kathleen Kjartanson, Angel Friesen

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Child and Family Studies | Uitgave 10/2024

Abstract

Parents of racialized children and children with disabilities experience a unique set of challenges and stressors in their parenting role. Many studies now exist focusing on parenting during the pandemic. Yet, there is a need for more research examining how parenting during COVID is complicated for minority parents who have a child with a disability. For this project, we used the Crowdsourcing: Impacts of COVID-19 on Canadians-Parenting During the Pandemic, 2020 dataset. Data in this national survey was collected from June 9 to June 22, 2020 (Statistics Canada, 2020a). We specifically examined how parenting at least one child with a disability intersected with being a racialized mother. After applying benchmarking and restrictions, the sample of 12,624 analyzed in this study consists non-Indigenous mothers with children either preschool age (0–5) or school age (6–14). The highest rates, across a broad range of concerns for children and family were reported by racialized mothers who also reported having child(ren) with a disability. Parents with only preschool children were less concerned for children but reported slightly higher levels of family concerns. A series of interactional analyses further revealed intersectional impacts on concerns between racialized mothers, parenting a child with a disability, and the age of the child. This study emphasizes the importance of intersectional considerations during the early pandemic relating to parenting for racialized mothers of children with disabilities. Societal implications, measurement/sample/analysis limitations, and policy implications are considered.

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Titel: Parental Concerns during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Intersections for Racialized Mothers of Children with Disabilities
Auteurs: Tom Buchanan
Naomi Phung
Mimo Hammoud
Kathleen Kjartanson
Angel Friesen
Publicatiedatum: 07-08-2024
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Child and Family Studies / Uitgave 10/2024
Print ISSN: 1062-1024
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-2843
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-024-02887-y

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