Roskam, I;
Aguiar, J;
Akgun, E;
Arena, AF;
Arikan, G;
Aunola, K;
Besson, E;
... Mikolajczak, M; + view all
(2024)
Three reasons why parental burnout is more prevalent in individualistic countries: a mediation study in 36 countries.
Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
, 59
pp. 681-694.
10.1007/s00127-023-02487-z.
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Abstract
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 confirm 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 self-directed 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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