Psychiatria Danubina, Vol. 35 No. 1, 2023.
Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.24869/psyd.2023.86
THE EFFECTS OF COVID-19 PHOBIA ON ABUSE OF CHILDREN BY PARENTS
Çiğdem Erdoğan
; Pediatric Nursing Department, Faculty of Health Science, Pamukkale University, Denizli, Turkey
Sibel Serap Ceylan
; Pediatric Nursing Department, Faculty of Health Science, Pamukkale University, Denizli, Turkey
Türkan Turan
; Pediatric Nursing Department, Faculty of Health Science, Pamukkale University, Denizli, Turkey
Abstract
Background: This study aims to determine the effect of parents' levels of COVID-19 phobia on the risk of abuse and neglect
towards their children.
Subjects and methods: A total of 472 parents, who have children between the ages of 0-18, who use social media and volunteer
to participate in the research, were included in the study. The sociodemographic information form, Corona Virus 19 Phobia Scale
(C19P-S), and Abuse Awareness Scale-Parent Form were used to collect the study's data.
Results: 57.9% of the parents participating in the study were female, and the mean age was 42.08±10.33. It was found that
55.9% of the participants continued to go to the workplace during the COVID-19 pandemic. While 12% of the parents were treated
for COVID-19, 21.4% were quarantined. The average C19P-S score of the parents was found to be 50.2. The mean score of the subdimensions
of the scale varies between 8.4 and 18.5. The average score of the parents from the Abuse Awareness Scale-Parent Form
was 55.4. A positive correlation was found between the Abuse Awareness Scale-Parent Form and the C19P-S score averages.
Conclusion: The findings have shown that the family's risk of children being exposed to abuse and neglect increases due to the
negativities experienced during the pandemic period.
Keywords
COVID-19; pediatric nursing; abuse; child
Hrčak ID:
307260
URI
Publication date:
17.4.2023.
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