Abstract:

Objective: Although a limited number of studies on Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) have been published, the preliminary results show that the challenges in the pandemic and environmental conditions are related to the stress levels of parents. In our country, it is also important to study the effects of COVID-19 in families. In this regard, our research aims to study family and environmental factors that affect parents’ depression, anxiety and stress during the quarantine period. The study included 247 parents (Nbaba=69) aged 24-67 (Ortyaş=44.49 standard deviation=9.11) living with at least one child in the same home, filling the online demographic form, the Common-Parental Cooperation Scale, the Depression-Defense-Stress Scale-21. The research has been used with a cut and accessible sampling. The majority of parents stay at home (n=157) and work (n=162). In hierarchical regression, stress is processed by the parent’s joint cooperation (β=-0,19, p<0,05) Anxiety is observed in women (β=-0,17, p<0,05) and lower levels of education (β=-0,16, p<0,05) in groups. Age (β=-0,20, p<0,01), the spouse’s home presence (β=0,12, p=0,06) and parental depression (β=-0,22, p<0,01) are processed. Result: Parental joint cooperation can positively affect the stress and depressive emotional conditions of parents, while it is unrelated to anxiety. As found in previous research, parents can benefit from supporting each other while experiencing different psychological difficulties. Demographic variables such as education and age can also play a role in the symptoms of parents during the quarantine process. It is important for future studies to be examined on a long-term basis, taking into account symptomatic changes in the COVID-19 process in parents. In this direction, psychological support programs for parents can be designed.

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