Parent-child conflict among primary and middle school students during the COVID-19 epidemic and its countermeasures

CHEN Yongxiang; CUI Lirong; LIU Li; LU Furong

doi:10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2021.05.019

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May 2021

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CHEN Yongxiang, CUI Lirong, LIU Li, LU Furong. Parent-child conflict among primary and middle school students during the COVID-19 epidemic and its countermeasures[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH, 2021, 42(5): 719-722. doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2021.05.019

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CHEN Yongxiang, CUI Lirong, LIU Li, LU Furong. Parent-child conflict among primary and middle school students during the COVID-19 epidemic and its countermeasures[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH, 2021, 42(5): 719-722. doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2021.05.019

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Parent-child conflict among primary and middle school students during the COVID-19 epidemic and its countermeasures

doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2021.05.019

School of Education Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan(030006), China

Received Date: 2020-09-07
Rev Recd Date: 2021-01-15

Available Online: 2021-05-20

Publish Date: 2021-05-25

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Objective To investigate parent-child conflict among primary and secondary school students and their parents, and to promote family harmony and mental health of children and adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods An anonymous online survey was completed by 12 711 parents of primary and middle school students during mid-March, 2020. Emotional translation, coping style, parent-child conflict were collected and analyzed by grade. Results The incidence of parent-child conflict was emotional opposition (62.3%), verbal conflict (52.6%) and physical conflict (20.5%), respectively. About 38.1% of parents and 23.6% of students experienced negative emotions, such as anxiety and anger, and the students used coping styles that were more uniform than those of their parents. About 77.9% of families reported that they experienced different levels of parent-child conflict, which was mainly caused by child learning difficulties(45.6%), daily arrangements(22.1%), and the use of electronic devices(10.2%); compared with the previous year, about 31.4% of families reported an increase in the frequency of parent-child conflicts in the last month. Conclusion Parent-child conflict is highly prevalent in the families of primary and middle school students, and such conflicts were affected by stress-related factors, which included COVID-19. It's necessary to improve the provision of relevant mental health education and psychological assistance.
- Coronavirus,
- Parent-child relations,
- Conflict (Psychology),
- Mental health,
- Students

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