Research

Hormonal

COVID-19 restrictions lead to increased family stress, driven by balancing work with childcare/homeschooling and financial instability.

Recognize that stress levels may be higher due to work-life balance challenges. Prioritize self-care and seek support from family, friends, or professionals. Focus on small, manageable changes to routines rather than trying to achieve pre-pandemic levels of productivity.

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Key factors influencing family stress include balancing work with childcare/homeschooling and financial instability.
Nicholas Carroll et al. · Nutrients · 2020

Why this rating

Self-reported stress levels via survey; lacks objective biomarkers.

Source

The Impact of COVID-19 on Health Behavior, Stress, Financial and Food Security among Middle to High Income Canadian Families with Young Children

Nicholas Carroll et al. · Nutrients · 2020

DOI 10.3390/nu12082352

cross_sectional · n=254Cited 587×
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DOI resolved against Crossref · corpus check 2026-06-10

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