Covid-19 Pandemic Research Study

10/05/2021

Check out our newly published paper - showing lower parent subjective wellbeing during national lockdown in Australia during April 2020.

We assessed 2365 Australian parents during April 2020 ‘stage three’ COVID-19 lockdown, in comparison with 17,529 parents assessed over 18-years prior to the pandemic (2002-19).

We found substantially lower subjective wellbeing compared to pre-pandemic. Groups at highest risk were parents with own or child mental health risk; those experiencing socioeconomic disadvantage; or parents with COVID-19 illness, financial or job insecurity.

To examine (1) the subjective wellbeing of Australian parents raising children and adolescents (0–18 years) during April 2020 ‘stage three’ COVID-19 r…

24/08/2020

Have questions about the impact of COVID on your kids and family? Come along to this Q & A session with experts from the COVID-19 Pandemic Adjustment Survey!

29/04/2020

Recruitment is closed!

Thanks so much everyone for assisting with the COVID-19 Pandemic Adjustment Survey (CPAS) - we have now closed recruitment. We will share our findings on this page as soon as we release them!

26/04/2020

https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/life-and-relationships/we-ve-gone-back-several-decades-what-will-the-legacy-of-lockdown-be-for-kids-20200424-p54n18.html

Psychologists, sociologists, historians and parents are trying to understand exactly what lasting impacts the times of COVID-19 will have on childhood.

22/04/2020

Dads - how are you managing right now?

NEW COVID-19 RESEARCH STUDY: We want to hear about how you and your family are adjusting to the pandemic and social distancing. We want to hear from fathers to make sure we understand the picture for both parents.

If you're a father of a child 0 to 18 years, click here to take part: https://researchsurveys.deakin.edu.au/jfe/form/SV_6EeQZ2yrNYkiJhz

Our study involves a 20 min online survey and then a quick 10 min survey every two weeks.

16/04/2020

What are the psychological implications of Covid-19 for dads and their families? An online study by Deakin University wants to hear from you

13/04/2020

Hey dads! We need your help.

NEW COVID-19 RESEARCH STUDY: We want to hear about how you and your family are adjusting to the pandemic and social distancing. We want to hear from fathers to make sure we understand the picture for both parents.

If you're a father of a child 0 to 18 years, click here to take part: https://researchsurveys.deakin.edu.au/jfe/form/SV_6EeQZ2yrNYkiJhz

Our study involves a 20 min online survey and then a quick 10 min survey every two weeks.

12/04/2020

We need to hear from dads!

NEW COVID-19 RESEARCH STUDY

Are you a parent of a child 0-18 years? We want to hear about how you and your family are adjusting to the pandemic and social distancing.

Participate in our study here: https://researchsurveys.deakin.edu.au/jfe/form/SV_6EeQZ2yrNYkiJhz

Our study involves a 20 min online survey and then a quick 10 min survey every two weeks.

We want to track Australian families over time to understand whether things are getting better or worse. Our findings will provide timely information for successful government, clinical and public health interventions to support families during and after the pandemic.

We need to hear from Australian parents from all walks of life - this creates a population-representative sample that will give us the clearest picture of how all Australian families are adapting to the crisis.

08/04/2020

NEW COVID-19 RESEARCH STUDY

Are you a parent of a child 0-18 years? We want to hear about how you and your family are adjusting to the pandemic and social distancing.

Participate in our study here: https://researchsurveys.deakin.edu.au/jfe/form/SV_6EeQZ2yrNYkiJhz

Our study involves a 20 min online survey and then a quick 10 min survey every two weeks.

We want to track Australian families over time to understand whether things are getting better or worse. Our findings will provide timely information for successful government, clinical and public health interventions to support families during and after the pandemic.

We need to hear from Australian parents from all walks of life - this creates a population-representative sample that will give us the clearest picture of how all Australian families are adapting to the crisis.