How COVID-19 Affected Parenting in a Multi-City Sample With Low Incomes

Anne Martin, Lauren O, Alan L. Mendelsohn, Elizabeth B. Miller, Pamela A. Morris-Perez, Daniel S. Shaw, Victoria Guevara, Margaret Griffin, Marc A. Scott, Caitlin F. Canfield, Richard C. Sadler, Ashleigh I. Aviles, Juliana Gutierrez, Christina N. Kim, Mary Jo Messito, Rachel S. Gross, Department of Pediatrics, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, Department of Psychology, Georgetown University, Washington DC, Department of Pediatrics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Department of Population Health, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, Department of Applied Psychology, New York University, New York, Department of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh, PRIISM Center, New York University, New York, Department of Public Health, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Institute of Human Development and Social Change, New York University, New York

Journal of Family Issues

Published online on November 25, 2025

Abstract

Journal of Family Issues, Volume 47, Issue 7, Page 962-993, July 2026.
We combined data from five cohorts of mothers of young children across three cities to understand how COVID-19 affected parenting among predominantly Black and Latine families with low incomes. We examined whether mothers reported that their parenting got ...