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JOURNAL OF FAMILY ISSUES
Volume 43, Issue 3, Pages 719-740Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X21994153
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COVID-19; pandemic; school closure; work & family; parenting
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During the early stages of the 2020 pandemic, low-income and minority parents were more likely to face economic and practical hardships, while high-income, White parents were more likely to experience stress in structuring home learning environments and planning activities for their children at home.
This study examined the experiences of families with school-aged children during the first three months of the 2020 pandemic of COVID-19 in the United States, while focusing on the roles of income level and race/ethnicity in their experiences. Two hundred and twenty-three parents of school-aged children participated in this study by completing an online survey. The results revealed that low-income and lower-middle class parents, as well as parents of color, experienced more instrumental and financial hardships due to the pandemic, when compared to their higher income, White counterparts. In contrast, parents with higher income and White parents were more likely to feel stressed over structuring home learning environments and planning educational and physical activities at home for their children. The overall findings suggest that family income level and race/ethnicity play a significant role in the lives of families coping with a variety of challenges due to the pandemic.
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