The COVID-19 pandemic significantly affected the level of stress and anxiety in the parents. The mental health of the parents was also affected by their income and socio-economic status. These findings were included in the latest study of scientists from the SAS and the Institute of Psychology of the University of Prešov, who monitored changes in the parents´ mental health during the year and a half of the pandemic.
Due to the nature of the anti-pandemic measures that Slovakia has been following since March 2020, parents have become among the most vulnerable groups. They were exposed to concerns about the health of their children, problems related to distance education and working from home, or risks associated with declining or losing income. A research team from the Institute of Social Sciences of the Centre of Social and Psychological Sciences SAS (SvÚ CSPV SAV, v. v. i.) was interested in the extent to which the mentioned factors were reflected in the mental health of parents in Slovakia.