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<p>In 2020, Central Croatia was hit by three severe earthquakes which deepened the crisis that had already been induced by the COVID-19 pandemic. We examined whether adolescents’ COVID-19- and earthquake-related distress were associated with their physical and internalizing mental health symptoms, and whether parenting behaviors of their mothers and fathers moderated these associations. The sample included 362 three-informant families. Adolescents (<i>M</i><sub>age</sub> = 15.14, 55.2% girls) self-reported their COVID-19- and earthquake-related distress, as well as physical and internalizing symptoms. Mothers and fathers self-reported positive and negative parenting behaviors. The results revealed that mothers’ and, to a lesser degree, fathers’ parenting moderated distress-health associations. Specifically, adolescents’ disaster-related distress was associated with more symptoms only when paired with high negative and low positive parenting. Our findings suggest that interventions aimed at protecting adolescents’ health in times of disasters should target not only adolescents’ symptoms, but also parenting behaviors of their mothers and fathers.</p>

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Is this the Real Life? Is this just Fantasy? Croatian Adolescents’ Health in Times when Earthquakes Hit in the Midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic

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    2026年4月22日

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  • Gordana Keresteš,
  • Petra Kožljan,
  • Ines Rezo Bagarić,
  • Marina Ajduković

摘要

In 2020, Central Croatia was hit by three severe earthquakes which deepened the crisis that had already been induced by the COVID-19 pandemic. We examined whether adolescents’ COVID-19- and earthquake-related distress were associated with their physical and internalizing mental health symptoms, and whether parenting behaviors of their mothers and fathers moderated these associations. The sample included 362 three-informant families. Adolescents (Mage = 15.14, 55.2% girls) self-reported their COVID-19- and earthquake-related distress, as well as physical and internalizing symptoms. Mothers and fathers self-reported positive and negative parenting behaviors. The results revealed that mothers’ and, to a lesser degree, fathers’ parenting moderated distress-health associations. Specifically, adolescents’ disaster-related distress was associated with more symptoms only when paired with high negative and low positive parenting. Our findings suggest that interventions aimed at protecting adolescents’ health in times of disasters should target not only adolescents’ symptoms, but also parenting behaviors of their mothers and fathers.