Pandemic era maternal alexithymia and burnout as mediated by self-efficacy and resilience
Pandemic era maternal alexithymia and burnout as mediated by self-efficacy and resilience
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Ścigala, Konrad Dawid
Fabris Fabris, Matteo Angelo
Zdankiewicz-Ścigała, Elżbieta
Sikora, Joanna
Longobardi, Claudio
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2024-05-22
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Journal of Child and Family Studies
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33
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2441–2454
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1062-1024
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2025-04-20
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Parenting is considered a complex and stressful activity that is associated with the development of parental burnout, especially in the COVID -19 pandemic where mental health problems have a huge impact on individual lives and the division of family roles due to frequent closures. The aim of this study was to investigate whether various psychological characteristics such as alexithymia, resilience, and self-efficacy particularly influence the extent of parental burnout in mothers. For the study, 110 aged women qualified. Only mothers who had full-time jobs and worked from home were invited to participate in the study.
Parental burnout was measured using the Parental Burnout Assessment. Level of alexithymia was measured with the Toronto Alexithymia Scale -20. Overall level of resilience as a personality trait was assessed with the Resilience Measurement Scale SPP -25. Beliefs about efficacy in dealing with difficult situations and obstacles were examined with the Generalized Self-Efficacy Scale. The results show that alexithyms had significantly higher levels of burnout than non-alexithyms on the first and second measures. In addition, a significant increase in burnout levels over time was found in the alexithymic group.
Alexithymia was a strong predictor of parental burnout and tends to predict a decrease in perceived self-efficacy, which in turn predicts an increase in parental burnout. Finally, alexithymia predicts increased parental burnout through lower psychological resilience. Parents with high levels of parental burnout feel overwhelmed by the stresses associated with their parenting role and often express doubts about their ability to be competent parents.
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Alexithymia
Maternal burnout
Covid-19
Self-efficacy
Resilience
Maternal burnout
Covid-19
Self-efficacy
Resilience
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