Unveiling the Uniqueness of Parental Burnout and Parenthood Regret: Impact on Parents and Children

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dc.abstract.enRecent research has uncovered significant associations between parental burnout (PB) and parenthood regret (PR), challenging their historical isolation in studies. In this preregistered, multimethod, multisample investigation, we aimed to explore the distinctiveness of PB and PR and their impacts on escape ideation, parental neglect, and violence. The study involved 973 Polish-speaking parents (Study 1) and 1,429 French- and English-speaking parents (Study 2). Analyses identified four profiles based on levels of PB and PR. Confirmatory factor analyses supported a two-factor latent model (PB and PR) over a one-factor model (parental distress). PB, rather than PR, showed cross-sectional and prospective associations with escape ideation, parental neglect, and violence. No exacerbating effect of PR on the relationship between PB and its consequences was found. These findings were consistent across studies and samples, establishing PB and PR as distinct constructs. Further research is needed to understand the consequences of PR.
dc.affiliationInstytut Psychologii
dc.affiliationWydział Psychologii i Prawa w Poznaniu
dc.contributor.authorRoskam, Isabelle
dc.contributor.authorMikolajczak, Moïra
dc.contributor.authorPiotrowski, Konrad
dc.date.access2026-04-09
dc.date.accessioned2026-04-09T08:05:22Z
dc.date.available2026-04-09T08:05:22Z
dc.date.created2025-05-15
dc.date.issued2026-03-01
dc.description.abstract<jats:p>Recent research has uncovered significant associations between parental burnout (PB) and parenthood regret (PR), challenging their historical isolation in studies. In this preregistered, multimethod, multisample investigation, we aimed to explore the distinctiveness of PB and PR and their impacts on escape ideation, parental neglect, and violence. The study involved 973 Polish-speaking parents (Study 1) and 1,429 French- and English-speaking parents (Study 2). Analyses identified four profiles based on levels of PB and PR. Confirmatory factor analyses supported a two-factor latent model (PB and PR) over a one-factor model (parental distress). PB, rather than PR, showed cross-sectional and prospective associations with escape ideation, parental neglect, and violence. No exacerbating effect of PR on the relationship between PB and its consequences was found. These findings were consistent across studies and samples, establishing PB and PR as distinct constructs. Further research is needed to understand the consequences of PR.</jats:p>
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dc.description.granttitleWypalenie rodzicielskie
dc.description.issue2
dc.description.physical189-205
dc.description.sdgGoodHealthAndWellBeing
dc.description.sdgGenderEquality
dc.description.sdgReducedInequalities
dc.description.versionfinal_published
dc.description.volume14
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/21677026251347526
dc.identifier.issn2167-7026
dc.identifier.issn2167-7034
dc.identifier.urihttps://share.swps.edu.pl/handle/swps/2292
dc.languageen
dc.pbn.affiliationpsychologia
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dc.subject.enparental burnout
dc.subject.enparenthood regret
dc.subject.ensuicide
dc.subject.enneglect
dc.subject.enviolence
dc.subject.enopen data
dc.subject.enopen materials
dc.subject.enpreregistration
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dc.titleUnveiling the Uniqueness of Parental Burnout and Parenthood Regret: Impact on Parents and Children
dc.title.journalClinical Psychological Science
dc.typeJournalArticle
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