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Emotional and Family Functioning of Middle-Aged Mothers during the COVID-19 Pandemic

    Maryam Liaqat

    Institute of Psychology, Beaconhouse National University, Pakistan

    Ruhi Khalid

    Institute of Psychology, Beaconhouse National University, Pakistan


Received
06 Dec, 2021
Accepted
14 Aug, 2022
Published
30 Sep, 2022

Present study was carried out to investigate the relationship between emotional functioning and family functioning of middle-aged mothers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, a mixed method approach was used in the second phase of study to explore factors contributing to family conflict and family cohesion. A purposive sample of 100 middle-aged mothers (age ranged between 40-45 years) was approached for this study. The participants were given the Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire-Short Form (Cooper & Pertrides, 2010) for measuring emotional functioning and Covid-19 Household Environment Scale (Behar-Zusman et al., 2020) for measuring family functioning. The results revealed a significant positive correlation between emotional functioning, family cohesion, and a significant negative correlation between emotional functioning and family conflict. Moreover, it was observed that family functioning of mothers living in nuclear family system was better than those living in joint family system. The qualitative phase of the study revealed that factors related to finances, household work, limited resources, relationship deterioration etc. contributed to family conflict. While factors of increase quality time, emotional responsiveness, communication, and communal problem solving, contributed to family cohesion. The findings provide comprehensive insight into the characteristics of family functioning in the context of Covid-19 pandemic.

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APA-7 Style
Liaqat, M., Khalid, R. (2022). Emotional and Family Functioning of Middle-Aged Mothers during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Pakistan Journal of Psychological Research, 37(3), 453-475. https://doi.org/10.33824/PJPR.2022.37.3.27

ACS Style
Liaqat, M.; Khalid, R. Emotional and Family Functioning of Middle-Aged Mothers during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Pak. J. Psychol. Res 2022, 37, 453-475. https://doi.org/10.33824/PJPR.2022.37.3.27

AMA Style
Liaqat M, Khalid R. Emotional and Family Functioning of Middle-Aged Mothers during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Pakistan Journal of Psychological Research. 2022; 37(3): 453-475. https://doi.org/10.33824/PJPR.2022.37.3.27

Chicago/Turabian Style
Liaqat, Maryam, and Ruhi Khalid. 2022. "Emotional and Family Functioning of Middle-Aged Mothers during the COVID-19 Pandemic" Pakistan Journal of Psychological Research 37, no. 3: 453-475. https://doi.org/10.33824/PJPR.2022.37.3.27