About the Family Stress Study

The Family Stress Study started in 2020 with 300 families from Guelph and Hamilton. It’s part of the larger Guelph Family Health Study and focuses on how stress affects young kids, looking at things like their growth, eating habits, activity levels, and sleep. In 2026, we’ll be catching up with these families for the fifth year in a row.
 
 

 

If you’d like to learn more about the research findings from the study so far, please see below.

Family stress and child BMIz during the COVID-19 pandemic: exploring the mediating effects of cortisol

  • Sabrina Douglas, Amar Laila, Paul F. Tremblay, Andrea C. Buchholz, Alison L. Miller, Shannon M. Pare, Elizabeth Gunn, Alison M. Duncan, David W. L. Ma, Lori Ann Vallis, Katherine M. Morrison &  Jess Haines 

Coparenting Quality During COVID-19: Exploring Gender Differences Using a Mixed Methods Approach

  • Sabrina Douglas, Katherine Morrison, Alison Miller, Jess Haines

Read about the study in the news here…

Study aims to determine health impacts of stress on children throughout COVID-19

U of Guelph researchers launch stress study amid pandemic, recruiting now for local families with young children