About The Study: Researchers found in this study including 11,000 participants that higher pandemic-associated hardships, coping mechanisms, and behavior changes were associated with greater significant symptoms of pandemic-associated traumatic stress in mothers from socioeconomically, ethnically, and racially diverse backgrounds. Programs, policies, and practices targeting mental health during public health crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic should consider the range and configuration of hardships in designing the most effective interventions to mitigate long-term outcomes.
Authors: Theresa M. Bastain, Ph.D., M.P.H., of the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine in Los Angeles, is the corresponding author.
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(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.47330)
