| Abstract [eng] |
The aim of this study was to investigate the experiences and psychological well being of parents raising primary school children during the COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, to compare, if there is a difference in the psychological well being amongst parents raising primary school children versus parents that are not raising such children. The study consisted of 160 parents: 109 parents that are raising a primary school child and 51 parents that are not. The respondents were from all across Lithuania and selected using convenience sampling. The study was conducted using a newly developed questionnaire as well as Lithuanian questionnaire of well-being. The results revealed that families raising a primary school children have a lower psychological well-being than families without such children. The psychological well-being of fathers who do not have primary school children was lower than mothers who do not raise such children either. Parents with higher average monthly income per person, better financial circumstances, better family relationships, favourable opinion towards distant learning, less difficult daily life as well as better emotional state, have higher psychological well-being than parents who negatively assessed all the above statements. The lowest confidence levels were observed amongst parents who were unemployed during the COVID-19 pandemic. |
