Parental mental health and child anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic in Latin America

This study examined parents’ (N = 10,141, 64% women) reports of their and their childrens’ depression, anxiety, and stress in Brazil, Mexico, Colombia and Argentina. The data come from the COVID-19 Family Life Study (Ben Brik, 2020) and cohort recruited between April and December 2020. Participants completed online surveys that included the DASS-21 and the Revised Children's Manifest Anxiety Scale. Our findings indicate that socio-economically disadvantaged families fared worse in mental health during the early phases of the COVID-19 pandemic compared with families with more social and economic resources. Mothers reported higher anxiety, depression, and stress compared with fathers. Parents of adolescents and adolescents fared worse than did families with younger children. Parental physical activity was associated with better parent and child mental health of anxiety symptoms. We discuss the need to address the adverse impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health in families in Latin America via coordinated mental health and psychosocial support services that are integrated into the pandemic response currently and after the pandemic subsides.Fil: Ben Brik, Anis. Khalifa University; QatarFil: Williams, Natalie. Universidad de Nebraska - Lincoln; Estados UnidosFil: Esteinou, Rosario. Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios Superiores En Antropología Social; MéxicoFil: Moreno Acero, Iván Darío. Universidad de la Sabana; ColombiaFil: Mesurado, Maria Belen. Universidad Austral; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Debeliuh, Patricia. Universidad Austral; ArgentinaFil: Storopoli, Jose Eduardo. Universidade Nove de Julho; BrasilFil: Nuñez Orellana, Olivia. Observatorio Regional de America Latina y El Caribe; MéxicoFil: James, Spencer L.. University Brigham Young; Estados Unido

COVID 19 FAMILY LIFE STUDY

The COVID-19 Family Life Study is a research study that explores the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on family life across cultures. The data was collected via snowball sampling starting May 30, 2020 through a survey instrument that was translated by volunteers into 18 languages. The study provides robust and reliable data to inform the design and delivery of cutting-edge services for families across cultures

Impact of the Pandemic on Family Life Across Cultures

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COVID 19 Family Life Study

The COVID-19 Family Life Study is a research study that explores the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on family life across cultures. The results from this study will inform policies, programs, and supports for families across cultures. Please cite as: Brik, A. B. (2020, June 25). COVID 19 Family Life Study. Retrieved from osf.io/7hujk For questions, please refer to our paper (https://psyarxiv.com/gcqhp) and feel free to contact [email protected] For more information on this ongoing data collection effort, see: https://www.covidfamilystudy.or

Preparation and Response to COVID-19: An Exploratory Analysis of Policy Response Spending and Health Expenditures in 20 OECD Countries

This article examines the comparative impact of COVID-19 in terms of the number of cases per capita and the per capita mortality rate and analyzes the relationships between these impact estimates and three policy measures in 20 OECD countries, controlling for the population over age 65. The policy measures involve public and private health expenditures prior to the pandemic onset and per capita fiscal expenditures devoted to policies designed to address the pandemic, which are identified in the International Monetary Fund’s policy tracker. The findings show no relationship between the policy measures and COVID-19 when controlling for the population over 65 years of age

Market orientation, corporate social responsibility, and business performance

This study examines the moderating effects of corporate social responsibility (CSR) on the association between market orientation and firm performance in the context of an emerging economy. The results from a sample of firms that operate in Dubai indicate that CSR has a synergistic effect on the impact of market orientation on business performance. The results of our research on the moderating effects of CSR on market orientation subsets reveal that although CSR moderates the association between customer orientation and business performance, it does not moderate the association between competitive orientation and inter-functional coordination and performance. The results of this study are discussed, and implications for practitioners and researchers are presented

A Study of Management Perceptions of the Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility on Organisational Performance in Emerging Economies: The Case of Dubai

Although a number of studies have shown that corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities often lead to greater organisational performance in western developed economies, researchers are yet to examine the strategic value of CSR in emerging economies. Using survey data from 280 firms operating in Dubai, this study examines the link between CSR activities and organisational performance. The results show that CSR has a positive relationship with all three measures of organisational performance: financial performance, employee commitment, and corporate reputation. These results reinforce the accumulating body of empirical support for the positive impact of CSR on performance and challenge the dominant assumption that, given the weak institutional framework in emerging economies, CSR activities drain resources and compromise firms’ competitiveness

Does socially responsible supplier selection pay off for customer firms? A cross-cultural comparison

Building on Carter and Jennings seminal works on socially responsible purchasing and logistics, this multinational study investigates the extent to which socially responsible supplier selection (SRSS) is associated with customer firms financial performance in three key world economic regions. We collect and utilize a unique dataset consisting of a total of 479 manufacturing, retail, and service provider firms operating in three distinct national cultures: China, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States of America. Based on an exploratory empirical analysis, we observe evidence that, overall, firms that consider social responsibility aspects during the supplier selection process enjoy financial performance advantages versus rivals. However, model comparisons across the studied countries reveal differential outcomes of SRSS by region. Our findings aid supply chain managers by linking SRSS to commonly expected outcomes within these important national settings

Relationship quality and support for family policyduring the COVID-19 pandemic

18 páginasObjective:We examined how relationship satisfactionchanged during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, aswell as how relationship satisfaction related to public pol-icy support.Background:Conservation of resources (COR) theorysuggests that societal-level stressors (such as a globalpandemic) threaten familial and individual resources,straining couple relationships. Relationship satisfaction isin turn linked with important individual, familial, andsocietal outcomes, necessitating research on how COVID-19 impacted this facet of relationships.Method:Drawing from an international project onCOVID-19 and family life, participants included 734 mar-ried and cohabiting American parents of children under18 years of age.Results:Findings revealed relationship satisfaction declinedmoderately compared to retrospective reports of relationshipsatisfaction prior to the pandemic. This decline was more pre-cipitous for White individuals, women, parents less involvedin their children’s lives, and those reporting higher levels ofdepressive symptoms. We also found that higher relationshipsatisfaction was associated with higher levels of support forfamily policy, particularly for men. At higher levels of rela-tionship satisfaction, men and women had similarly highlevels of support for family policy, while at lower levels,women’s support for family policy was significantly higher.Conclusion:The COVID-19 pandemic likely amplified facetsof social inequality, which is especially concerning when con-sidering the large socioeconomic gaps prior to the pandemic. Implications:Therapists, researchers, and policy makersshould examine how relationship satisfaction may have chan-ged during the pandemic because relationship satisfaction is linked to child and adult well-being and relationship dissolu-tion. Further, the link between relationship satisfaction andsupport for family policy deserves further scrutiny

A Study of Management Perceptions of the Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility on Organisational Performance in Emerging Economies: The Case of Dubai

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