TY - JOUR

T1 - Profiles of Parental Burnout Around the Globe: Similarities and Differences Across 36 Countries

AU - Matias, Marisa

AU - Aguiar, Joyce

AU - Fontaine, Anne Marie

AU - Akgun, Ege

AU - Arikan, Gizem

AU - Aunola, Kaisa

AU - Barham, Elizabeth

AU - Beyers, Wim

AU - Boujut, Emilie

AU - Brytek-Matera, Anna

AU - Carbonneau, Noémie

AU - César, Filipa

AU - Chen, Bin-Bin

AU - Dorard, Géraldine

AU - Dunsmuir, Sandra

AU - Egorova, Natalia

AU - Elias, Luciana

AU - Favez, Nicolas

AU - Foran, Heather M.

AU - Furutani, Kaichiro

AU - Gannagé, Myrna

AU - Gaspar, Maria

AU - Godbout, Lucie

AU - Gross, James

AU - Hatta, Ogma

AU - Huynh, Mai-Trang

AU - Kellou, Nassima

AU - Knezevic, Goran

AU - Lazarevic, Ljiljana

AU - Le Vigouroux, Sarah

AU - Leme, Vanessa

AU - Manrique-Millones, Denisse

AU - Millones Rivalles, Rosa

AU - Miranda-Orrego, María Isabel

AU - Miscioscia, Marina

AU - Morgades-Bamba, Clara I.

AU - Mousavi, Seyyedeh Fatemeh

AU - Moutassem-Mimouni, Badra

AU - Muntean, Ana

AU - Murphy, Hugh

AU - Tenkue, Josué Ngnombouowo

AU - Osman, Fatumo

AU - Oyarce Cadiz, Daniela

AU - Pérez-Díaz, Pablo A.

AU - Petrides, Konstantinos

AU - Scola, Céline

AU - Simonelli, Alessandra

AU - Soenens, Bart

AU - Sorbring, Emma

AU - Sorkkila, Matilda

AU - Stănculescu, Elena

AU - Starchenkova, Elena

AU - Szczygiel, Dorota

AU - Tremblay, Mélissa

AU - Ustundag-Budak, A. Meltem

AU - van Bakel, Hedwig

AU - Verhofstadt, Lesley

AU - Wendland, Jaqueline

AU - Mikolajczak, Moira

AU - Roskam, Isabelle

N1 - doi: 10.1177/10693971231174551

PY - 2023/6/27

Y1 - 2023/6/27

N2 - Parental burnout (PB) is a pervasive phenomenon. Parenting is embedded in cultural values, and previous research has shown the role of individualism in PB. In this paper, we reanalyze previously collected data to identify profiles based on the four dimensions of PB, and explore whether these profiles vary across countries? levels of collectivistic-individualistic (COL-IND) values. Our sample comprised 16,885 individuals from 36 countries (73% women; 27% men), and we used a latent profile approach to uncover PB profiles. The findings showed five profiles: Fulfilled, Not in PB, Low risk of PB, High risk of PB and Burned out. The profiles pointed to climbing levels of PB in the total sample and in each of the three country groups (High COL/Low IND, Medium COL-IND, Low COL/High IND). Exploratory analyses revealed that distinct dimensions of PB had the most prominent roles in the climbing pattern, depending on the countries? levels of COL/IND. In particular, we found contrast to be a hallmark dimension and an indicator of severe burnout for individualistic countries. Contrary to our predictions, emotional distance and saturation did not allow a clear differentiation across collectivistic countries. Our findings support several research avenues regarding PB measurement and intervention.

AB - Parental burnout (PB) is a pervasive phenomenon. Parenting is embedded in cultural values, and previous research has shown the role of individualism in PB. In this paper, we reanalyze previously collected data to identify profiles based on the four dimensions of PB, and explore whether these profiles vary across countries? levels of collectivistic-individualistic (COL-IND) values. Our sample comprised 16,885 individuals from 36 countries (73% women; 27% men), and we used a latent profile approach to uncover PB profiles. The findings showed five profiles: Fulfilled, Not in PB, Low risk of PB, High risk of PB and Burned out. The profiles pointed to climbing levels of PB in the total sample and in each of the three country groups (High COL/Low IND, Medium COL-IND, Low COL/High IND). Exploratory analyses revealed that distinct dimensions of PB had the most prominent roles in the climbing pattern, depending on the countries? levels of COL/IND. In particular, we found contrast to be a hallmark dimension and an indicator of severe burnout for individualistic countries. Contrary to our predictions, emotional distance and saturation did not allow a clear differentiation across collectivistic countries. Our findings support several research avenues regarding PB measurement and intervention.

KW - collectivism

KW - cultural values

KW - individualism

KW - latent profile analyses

KW - parental burnout

UR - https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/3cd5baaf-85b8-376e-88bc-6a9d4bc818c0/

U2 - 10.1177/10693971231174551

DO - 10.1177/10693971231174551

M3 - Article

VL - 57

SP - 499

EP - 538

JO - Cross-Cultural Research

JF - Cross-Cultural Research

SN - 1069-3971

IS - 5

ER -