Longitudinal links of parenthood regret and parental burnout at the between-person and within-person levels
Longitudinal links of parenthood regret and parental burnout at the between-person and within-person levels
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Piotrowski, Konrad
Mikolajczak, Moïra
Roskam, Isabelle
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2025-06-09
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Journal of Marriage and Family
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1741-3737
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Objective: This study examines the longitudinal and reciprocal relationships between parenthood regret and parentalburnout.
Background: Parenthood regret and parental burnout are increasingly recognized as common, yet distinct forms of negativeparental experiences with potentially severe consequences for family wellbeing. Prior research has primarily studied these con-structs separately, providing limited insight into how they mutually reinforce one another over time.
Method: Two longitudinal studies were conducted involving parents from Poland (Study 1; N = 1275, emerging adults, conveni-ence sample, 12-month duration) and primarily the United Kingdom and United States (Study 2; N = 1545, diverse ages, conven-ience sample, 8-month duration). Parenthood regret and parental burnout were assessed using validated self-report measuresadministered at three intervals; data were analyzed using cross-lagged panel models (CLPM) and random-intercept cross-laggedpanel models (RI- CLPM).
Results: Findings indicated reciprocal associations at the between-person level: parents experiencing higher parental burnoutreported increased parenthood regret over time and vice versa. At the within-person level, however, only increases in parenthoodregret consistently predicted subsequent increases in parental burnout; the reverse direction was not supported.
Conclusion: Parenthood regret and parental burnout are reciprocally linked at the between-person level, while parenthoodregret appears to play a particularly significant role at the within-person developmental level.
Implications: Results underscore the need for interventions addressing parenthood regret concerns to reduce long-term burn-out risks.
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burnout
cross-lagged panel model
longitudinal study
parents
random-intercept
regret
cross-lagged panel model
longitudinal study
parents
random-intercept
regret
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