The purpose of this study was to assess the severity of parental burnout among parents of children with disabilities and chronic illness. It was hypothesized that parents of children with disabilites/ilnesses would be characterized by higher levels of parental burnout and that their child’s disability and chronic illness would moderate the relationship of parental burnout with sociodemographic factors. The study was conducted with 254 parents (Mage = 35.37; SDage = 5.80) with children aged from 1 month to 35 years, 22% of whom had a child with a disability or chronic illness. The Parental Burnout Assessment (PBA) questionnaire was used to verify the research hypotheses. The correlation analyses conducted showed that parents of children with disabilities had higher levels of parental burnout, and as the degree of constraints related to the child’s difficulties increased, the level of parental burnout increased. The results of moderation analyses showed that the relationship between the number of children and parental burnout was statistically significant. Similar relationships were not found concerning the relationship of parental burnout and having a child under five or the gender of the parent. The study indicates that there are relationships between having a child with a disability or chronic illness, the degree of their impairment, and parental burnout.
This study aims to examine the link of trait anxiety on relational aggression, with the presence of cognitive emotion regulation as a moderator. We measure the anxiety as a trait as a predictor for displaying aggressive behaviours. Moreover, the influence of individual maladaptive strategies was assessed using the Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire on the level of relational aggression. The study involved 169 participants; in terms of sexual orientation, the respondents were divided nearly equally: heterosexual (n = 85), and LGBTQI group (n = 84). The data were collected through online surveys and paper methods. The eligibility criteria for participation included being an adult (age ≥ 18) and having been in at least one romantic relationship in the past and/or currently. The analysis results revealed that cognitive emotion regulation plays a mediating role in the relationship between trait anxiety and relational aggression. Individuals with higher levels of trait anxiety and maladaptive strategies demonstrated significantly higher levels of relational aggression. An analysis of group differences showed that mean of relational aggression towards a romantic partner was higher in the non-heterosexual group. Additionally, the mean use of maladaptive strategies was higher in the non-heterosexual group, while the average use of adaptive strategies was higher in the heterosexual group. The primary goal of this study was to examine whether cognitive emotion plays a mediating role in the relationship between trait anxiety and relational aggression in heterosexual group and members of the LGBTQI group, as the literature explores these links separately. The key aspect was to determine whether a filter in the form of a range of adaptive and maladaptive strategies influenced the occurrence of relational aggression among individuals high on trait anxiety.
The article presents the preliminary evaluation of a course aimed at the implementation of the teaching of mediation (by designing information and communication technology-based (ICT) authorial materials) into the program developed for EFL teacher trainees at SWPS University. The pilot implementation took place in the academic year 2024/25 and has brought valuable insights into needs from the perspectives of the lecturer/ author of the syllabus, teacher trainer and students – course participants, on the basis of which recommendations are made with reference to course effectiveness. The article presents a model of implementing mediation-oriented strategies and activities into an EFL pre-service teacher education program, presenting results, and opinions based on its first version, conclusions, and recommendations for the future.
