Three reasons why parental burnout is more prevalent in individualistic countries: a mediation study in 36 countries

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Roskam, Isabelle
Aguiar, Joyce
Akgun, Ege
Arena, Andrew F.
Arikan, Gizem
Aunola, Kaisa
Besson, Eliane
Beyers, Wim
Boujut, Emilie
Brianda, Maria Elena
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2024
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Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
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59
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681-694
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0933-7954
1433-9285
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https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00127-023-02487-z
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2024-05-17
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Purpose The prevalence of parental burnout, a condition that has severe consequences for both parents and children, varies dramatically across countries and is highest in Western countries characterized by high individualism. Method In this study, we examined the mediators of the relationship between individualism measured at the country level and parental burnout measured at the individual level in 36 countries (16,059 parents). Results The results revealed three mediating mechanisms, that is, self-discrepancies between socially prescribed and actual parental selves, high agency and self-directed socialization goals, and low parental task sharing, by which individualism leads to an increased risk of burnout among parents. Conclusion The results confrm that the three mediators under consideration are all involved, and that mediation was higher for self-discrepancies between socially prescribed and actual parental selves, then parental task sharing, and lastly selfdirected socialization goals. The results provide some important indications of how to prevent parental burnout at the societal level in Western countries.
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Individualism
Mothers
Fathers
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