10/05/2021
Check out our newly published paper - showing lower parent subjective wellbeing during national lockdown in Australia during April 2020.
We assessed 2365 Australian parents during April 2020 ‘stage three’ COVID-19 lockdown, in comparison with 17,529 parents assessed over 18-years prior to the pandemic (2002-19).
We found substantially lower subjective wellbeing compared to pre-pandemic. Groups at highest risk were parents with own or child mental health risk; those experiencing socioeconomic disadvantage; or parents with COVID-19 illness, financial or job insecurity.
To examine (1) the subjective wellbeing of Australian parents raising children and adolescents (0–18 years) during April 2020 ‘stage three’ COVID-19 r…