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. 2023 Nov 1;6(11):e2341844.
doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.41844.

Teleworking, Parenting Stress, and the Health of Mothers and Fathers

John James Parker  1   2   3 , Craig F Garfield  3   4   5 , Clarissa D Simon  4 , Anne Bendelow  6 , Marie E Heffernan  3   5 , Matthew M Davis  1   3   7 , Kristin Kan  1   3
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Teleworking, Parenting Stress, and the Health of Mothers and Fathers

John James Parker et al. JAMA Netw Open. .
No abstract available

Plain language summary

This cross-sectional study examines the associations of telework during the COVID-19 pandemic with parents’ general health, changes to mental health, and parenting stress.

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.

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