Report 05 - Parental Mental Health & Wellbeing
Focus of Report
The aim of this report is to provide descriptive data parental mental health and wellbeing in the CoIN sample during the Covid-19 pandemic. This report contains the data of 159 parents/carers who completed the baseline survey in May-October 2020. Data presented is calculated as a percentage of the total number of complete responses for each individual survey item.
Key Findings
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Parents in the CoIN sample experienced elevated levels of stress, anxiety and depression compared to the other parents during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Severe stress is experienced by more parents than severe depression or anxiety.
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60.8% of parents did not enjoy their usual activities.
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Key sources of parental stress included child’s future, wellbeing, education and behaviour and own future plans.