AUTHOR=Fadda Marta , Melotto Matilde , Caiata-Zufferey Maria , Puhan Milo Alan , Frei Anja , Albanese Emiliano , Camerini Anne-Linda 

TITLE=Joys or Sorrows of Parenting During the COVID-19 Lockdown: A Scoping Review

JOURNAL=Public Health Reviews

VOLUME=43

YEAR=2023

URL=https://www.ssph-journal.org/journals/public-health-reviews/articles/10.3389/phrs.2022.1605263

DOI=10.3389/phrs.2022.1605263

ISSN=2107-6952

ABSTRACT=<p><bold>Objectives:</bold> The aim of this scoping review was to map out the existing evidence of the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on parents of children and adolescents. We sought to: 1) identify parenting domains that were particularly affected by lockdown measures, 2) describe the challenges and opportunities of lockdown measures in these domains, and 3) define protective and exacerbating factors modulating the effect of lockdown measures on parents.</p><p><bold>Methods:</bold> We identified five main domains investigated in the context of parenting during the early COVID-19 lockdown derived from 84 studies: health and wellbeing, parental role, couple functioning, family and social relationships, and paid and unpaid work. For each domain, we listed challenges and opportunities, as well as discriminant factors.</p><p><bold>Results:</bold> The lockdown impacted all five different but interconnected domains, introduced new roles in parents’ lives, and particularly affected women and vulnerable populations.</p><p><bold>Conclusion:</bold> This scoping review highlights the importance of approaching public health policymaking from a social justice perspective. Such an approach argues for social and public health policies to promote health accounting for its social, economic, political, and commercial determinants.</p>