PARENTAL BURNOUT – EMERGING TRENDS IN INTERNATIONAL AND VIETNAMESE CONTEXTS
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Abstract
Parental burnout is an emerging topic that is gradually receiving more attention in the field of psychological support for families and children–adolescents. Parental burnout was initially explored in Western countries and is now increasingly being studied in Eastern contexts. This article provides an overview of international and Vietnamese studies on parental burnout. The results of the literature review indicate that most previous studies have primarily concentrated on the conceptual development of parental burnout, often drawing parallels from occupational burnout, and on constructing specific assessment tools for accurate measurement. They have also examined a range of related factors, including those that pertain to parents themselves as well as those involving children. Based on this comprehensive overview, the article further emphasizes current research gaps and presents some possible directions for future investigations.
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family, parental burnout, parents
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Sánchez-Rodríguez, R., Orsini, É., Laflaquière, E., Callahan, S., & Séjourné, N. (2019). Depression, anxiety, and guilt in mothers with burnout of preschool and school-aged children: Insight from a cluster analysis. Journal of affective disorders, 259, 244-250. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2019.08.031
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Séjourné, N., Sanchez-Rodriguez, R., Leboullenger, A., & Callahan, S. (2018). Maternal burn-out: an exploratory study. Journal of reproductive and infant psychology, 36(3), 276-288. https://doi.org/10.1080/02646838.2018.1437896
Sodi, T., Kpassagou, L. B., Hatta, O., Ndayizigiye, A., Ndayipfukamiye, J. M., Tenkué, J. N., Bahati, C., & Sezibera, V. (2020). Parenting and parental burnout in Africa. New Directions for Child and adolescent development, 2020(174), 101-117. https://doi.org/10.1002/cad.20386
Tran, H. T. D. N., & Nguyen, T. B. T. (2021). Một số yếu tố tác động đến kiệt sức làm cha mẹ trong đại dịch Covid-19 [Factors Influencing Parental Burnout During the COVID-19 Pandemic]. Thang Long Journal of Science – Applied Science, 1, 195-204. https://science.thanglong.edu.vn/index.php/vola/article/view/23
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Zimmermann, G., Antonietti, J. P., Mageau, G., Mouton, B., & Van Petegem, S. (2022). Parents' Storm and Stress Beliefs about Adolescence: Relations with Parental Overprotection and Parental Burnout. Swiss Psychology Open, 2(1), 1-15. http://doi.org/10.5334/spo.31
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Cheng, H., Wang, W., Wang, S., Li, Y., Liu, X., & Li, Y. (2020). Validation of a Chinese version of the parental burnout assessment. Frontiers in Psychology, 11, Article 321. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00321
Cruciani, G., Quintigliano, M., Speranza, A. M., Baiocco, R., Carone, N., & Lingiardi, V. (2023). Parental burnout, coparenting, and internalized sexual stigma during COVID-19 in parents with minoritized sexual identities. Journal of Family Psychology, 38(2), 189-200. http://doi.org/10.1037/fam0001171
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Georgas, J., Mylonas, K., Bafiti, T., Poortinga, Y. H., Christakopoulou, S., Kagitcibasi, C., Kwak, K., Ataca, B., Berry, J., Orung, S., Sunar, D., Charalambous, N., Goodwin, R., Wang, W. Z., Angleitner, A., Stepanikova, I., Pick, S., Givaudan, M., Zhuravliova-Gionis, I., Konantambigi, R., Gelfand, M. J., … & Kodiç, Y. (2001). Functional relationships in the nuclear and extended family: A 16‐culture study. International Journal of Psychology, 36(5), 289-300. http://doi.org/10.1080/00207590143000045
Gérain, P., & Zech, E. (2018). Does informal caregiving lead to parental burnout? Comparing parents having (or not) children with mental and physical issues. Frontiers in psychology, 9, Article 884. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00884
Gillis, A., & Roskam, I. (2020). Regulation between daily exhaustion and support in parenting: A dyadic perspective. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 44(3), 226-235. https://doi.org/10.1177/0165025419868536
Griffith, A. K. (2020). Parental burnout and child maltreatment during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Family Violence, 37(4), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10896-020-00172-2
Hamvai, C., Hidegkuti, I., Vargha, A., & Konkolÿ Thege, B. (2022). Parental Burnout in Hungary-Development and psychometric evaluation of the Hungarian Parental Burnout Assessment (PBA-HUN). European Journal of Mental Health, 17(1), 47-61. https://doi.org/10.5708/EJMH/17.2022.1.5
Hubert, S., & Aujoulat, I. (2018). Parental burnout: When exhausted mothers open up. Frontiers in psychology, 9, Article 1021. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01021
Kawamoto, T., Furutani, K., & Alimardani, M. (2018). Preliminary validation of Japanese version of the Parental Burnout Inventory and its relationship with perfectionism. Frontiers in psychology, 9, Article 970. https://psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00970
Lebert-Charron, A., Dorard, G., Boujut, E., & Wendland, J. (2018). Maternal burnout syndrome: Contextual and psychological associated factors. Frontiers in psychology, 9, Article 885. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00885
Leineweber, C., Falkenberg, H., & Albrecht, S. C. (2018). Parent's relative perceived work flexibility compared to their partner is associated with emotional exhaustion. Frontiers in psychology, 9, Article 355771. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00640
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Lin, G. X., Roskam, I., & Mikolajczak, M. (2023). Disentangling the effects of intrapersonal and interpersonal emotional competence on parental burnout. Current Psychology, 42(11), 8718-8721. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-021-02254-w
Lin, G. X., & Szczygieł, D. (2022). Basic personal values and parental burnout: A brief report. Affective Science, 3(2), 498-504. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42761-022-00103-y
Lindahl Norberg, A., Mellgren, K., Winiarski, J., & Forinder, U. (2014). Relationship between problems related to child late effects and parent burnout after pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Pediatric transplantation, 18(3), 302-309. https://doi.org/10.1111/petr.12228
Lindström, C., Åman, J., & Norberg, A. L. (2011). Parental burnout in relation to sociodemographic, psychosocial and personality factors as well as disease duration and glycaemic control in children with Type 1 diabetes mellitus. Acta Paediatrica, 100(7), 1011-1017. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1651-2227.2011.02198.x
Meeussen, L., & Van Laar, C. (2018). Feeling pressure to be a perfect mother relates to parental burnout and career ambitions. Frontiers in psychology, 9, Article 2113. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02113
Mousavi, S. F., Mikolajczak, M., & Roskam, I. (2020). Parental burnout in Iran: Psychometric properties of the Persian (Farsi) version of the Parental Burnout Assessment (PBA). New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2020(174), 85-100. https://doi.org/10.1002/cad.20369
Mikkonen, K., Veikkola, H. R., Sorkkila, M., & Aunola, K. (2023). Parenting styles of Finnish parents and their associations with parental burnout. Current Psychology, 42(25), 21412-21423. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-022-03223-7
Mikolajczak, M., Aunola, K., Sorkkila, M., & Roskam, I. (2023): 15 years of parental burnout research: Systematic review and Agenda. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 32(4), 276-283. https://doi.org/10.1177/09637214221142777
Mikolajczak, M., Brianda, M. E., Avalosse, H., & Roskam, I. (2018). Consequences of parental burnout: Its specific effect on child neglect and violence. Child abuse & neglect, 80, 134-145. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2018.03.025
Nguyen, T. M., Nguyen, A. H., Tran, P. T. T., & Vo, H. T. P. (2023). Self‐compassion reduces parental burnout: Mediation roles of parental psychological control and support. Personal Relationships, 30(1), 262-277. https://doi.org/10.1111/pere.12464
Oprea, B., Iliescu, D., & De Witte, H. (2021). Romanian short version of the Burnout Assessment Tool: Psychometric properties. Evaluation & the Health Professions, 44(4), 406–415. https://doi.org/10.1177/01632787211048924
Raudasoja, M., Sorkkila, M., & Aunola, K. (2023). Self-esteem, socially prescribed perfectionism, and parental burnout. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 32(4), 1113-1120. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-022-02324-y
Roskam, I., Aguiar, J., Akgun, E., Arikan, G., Artavia, M., Avalosse, H., ... & Mikolajczak, M. (2021). Parental burnout around the globe: A 42-country study. Affective science, 2(1), 58-79. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42761-020-00028-4
Roskam, I., Brianda, M. E., & Mikolajczak, M. (2018). A step forward in the conceptualization and measurement of parental burnout: The Parental Burnout Assessment (PBA). Frontiers in psychology, 9, Article 758. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00758
Roskam, I., Raes, M. E., & Mikolajczak, M. (2017). Exhausted parents: development and preliminary validation of the parental burnout inventory. Frontiers in psychology, 8, Article 163. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00163
Sánchez-Rodríguez, R., Orsini, É., Laflaquière, E., Callahan, S., & Séjourné, N. (2019). Depression, anxiety, and guilt in mothers with burnout of preschool and school-aged children: Insight from a cluster analysis. Journal of affective disorders, 259, 244-250. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2019.08.031
Schittek, A., Roskam, I., & Mikolajczak, M. (2023). Parental burnout and borderline personality stand out to predict child maltreatment. Scientific reports, 13(1), Article 12153. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-39310-3
Séjourné, N., Sanchez-Rodriguez, R., Leboullenger, A., & Callahan, S. (2018). Maternal burn-out: an exploratory study. Journal of reproductive and infant psychology, 36(3), 276-288. https://doi.org/10.1080/02646838.2018.1437896
Sodi, T., Kpassagou, L. B., Hatta, O., Ndayizigiye, A., Ndayipfukamiye, J. M., Tenkué, J. N., Bahati, C., & Sezibera, V. (2020). Parenting and parental burnout in Africa. New Directions for Child and adolescent development, 2020(174), 101-117. https://doi.org/10.1002/cad.20386
Tran, H. T. D. N., & Nguyen, T. B. T. (2021). Một số yếu tố tác động đến kiệt sức làm cha mẹ trong đại dịch Covid-19 [Factors Influencing Parental Burnout During the COVID-19 Pandemic]. Thang Long Journal of Science – Applied Science, 1, 195-204. https://science.thanglong.edu.vn/index.php/vola/article/view/23
Weiss, M. J. (2002). Hardiness and social support as predictors of stress in mothers of typical children, children with autism, and children with mental retardation. Autism, 6(1), 115-130. https://doi.org/10.1177/1362361302006001009
Wang, W., Wang, S., Liu, X., & Li, Y. (2023). Parental and job burnout in a Chinese sample. Current Psychology, 42, 1564–1574. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-021-01498-w
Zbrodska, I., Roskam, I., Dolynska, L., & Mikolajczak, M. (2022). Validation of the Ukrainian version of the Parental Burnout Assessment. Frontiers in Psychology, 13, Article 1059937. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1059937
Zimmermann, G., Antonietti, J. P., Mageau, G., Mouton, B., & Van Petegem, S. (2022). Parents' Storm and Stress Beliefs about Adolescence: Relations with Parental Overprotection and Parental Burnout. Swiss Psychology Open, 2(1), 1-15. http://doi.org/10.5334/spo.31