Predicting Families That Thrived during COVID-19 and the Implications for Children’s Mental Health and Well-Being

In Spring 2020, we launched an online, U.S. study (N=450) examining family functioning (FF) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Using 3-step, latent profile analysis, we distinguished four FF profiles (thriving, managing, struggling, distressed), finding distinct marital, financial, personal, and child predictors of profiles. Additionally, profiles predicted child adjustment in Fall 2020.