Three reasons why parental burnout is more prevalent in individualistic countries: a mediation study in 36 countries

Isabelle Roskam¹, Joyce Aguiar², Ege Akgun³, Andrew F Arena⁴, Gizem Arikan⁵, Kaisa Aunola⁶, Eliane Besson⁷, Wim Beyers⁸, Emilie Boujut⁹, Maria Elena Brianda¹⁰, Anna Brytek-Matera¹¹, A Meltem Budak¹², Noémie Carbonneau¹³, Filipa César², Bin-Bin Chen¹⁴, Géraldine Dorard⁹, Luciana Carla Dos Santos Elias¹⁵, Sandra Dunsmuir¹⁶, Natalia Egorova¹⁷, Nicolas Favez¹⁸, Anne-Marie Fontaine², Heather Foran¹⁹, Julia Fricke²⁰, Kaichiro Furutani²¹, Myrna Gannagé⁷, Maria Gaspar²², Lucie Godbout¹³, Amit Goldenberg^{23

24}, James J Gross²⁴, Maria Ancuta Gurza²⁵, Mai Helmy^{26

27}, Mai Trang Huynh²⁸, Taishi Kawamoto²⁹, Ljiljana B Lazarevic³⁰, Sarah Le Vigouroux³¹, Astrid Lebert-Charron⁹, Vanessa Leme³², Carolyn MacCann³³, Denisse Manrique-Millones³⁴, Marisa Matias², María Isabel Miranda-Orrego³⁵, Marina Miscioscia³⁶, Clara Morgades-Bamba³⁷, Seyyedeh Fatemeh Mousavi³⁸, Ana Muntean³⁹, Sally Olderbak⁴⁰, Fatumo Osman⁴¹, Daniela Oyarce-Cadiz⁴², Pablo A Pérez-Díaz⁴³, Konstantinos V Petrides¹⁶, Claudia Pineda-Marin⁴⁴, Alena Prikhidko⁴⁵, Ricardo T Ricci⁴⁶, Fernando Salinas-Quiroz⁴⁷, Ainize Sarrionandia⁴⁸, Céline Scola⁴⁹, Alessandra Simonelli³⁶, Paola Silva Cabrera⁵⁰, Bart Soenens⁸, Emma Sorbring⁵¹, Matilda Sorkkila⁶, Charlotte Schrooyen⁸, Elena Stănculescu⁵², Elena Starchenkova⁵³, Dorota Szczygiel⁵⁴, Javier Tapia⁵⁵, Thi Minh Thuy Tri²⁹, Mélissa Tremblay¹³, Hedwig van Bakel⁵⁶, Lesley Verhofstadt⁸, Jaqueline Wendland⁹, Saengduean Yotanyamaneewong⁵⁷, Moïra Mikolajczak⁵⁸

Affiliations

¹ Department of Psychology, UCLouvain, Place Cardinal Mercier 10, 1348, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium. isabelle.roskam@uclouvain.be.
² University of Porto, Rua Alfredo Allen, s/n, 4200-135, Porto, Portugal.
³ Ankara University, Ankara Universitesi Egitim Bilimleri Fakultesi Okul Oncesi Egitimi AD Cebeci, 06590, Ankara, Turkey.
⁴ University of New South Wales, Hospital Road, Randwick, NSW, 2031, Australia.
⁵ Ozyegin University, Nisantepe Mah., Orman Sok., 34794, Cekmekoy, Istanbul, Turkey.
⁶ University of Jyväskylä, P.O. BoX 35, 40014, Jyvaskyla, Finland.
⁷ Saint-Joseph University, Campus des Sciences Humaines, Rue de Damas, Mar Mikhael, B.P. 17-5208, Beyrouth, 1104 2020, Lebanon.
⁸ Ghent University, Henri Dunantlaan 2, 9000, Ghent, Belgium.
⁹ Laboratoire de Psychopathologie et Processus de Santé, Université de Paris, 92100, Boulogne-Billancourt, France.
¹⁰ Université de Liège, Place des Orateurs, 2, 4000, Liège, Belgium.
¹¹ University of Wroclaw, Dawida 1, 50-527, Wroclaw, Poland.
¹² Bahcesehir University, Guney Yerleskesi, Besiktas, Istanbul, Turkey.
¹³ Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, 3351 Bd des Forges, Trois-Rivières, QC, G8Z 4M3, Canada.
¹⁴ Fudan University, Handan Road 220, Shanghai, China.
¹⁵ University of São Paulo, Avenida Catão Roxo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, 3900, Brazil.
¹⁶ University College London, 26 Bedford Way, London, WC1H 0AP, UK.
¹⁷ EPSM de l'agglomération lilloise, 1 rue de Lommelet, 59871, Saint-André-lez-Lille, France.
¹⁸ University of Geneva, 40 Boulevard du Pont-d'Arve, 1205, Geneva, Switzerland.
¹⁹ University of Klagenfurt, Universitaetsstr. 65-67, 9020, Klagenfurt, Austria.
²⁰ Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Luisenstr. 57, 10117, Berlin, Germany.
²¹ Kansai University, 2-1-1, Ryozenjicho, Takatsuki, Osaka, Japan.
²² University of Coimbra, Rua do Colégio Novo, 3000-115, Coimbra, Portugal.
²³ Harvard University, Soldiers Field, Boston, MA, 02163, USA.
²⁴ Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305-2130, USA.
²⁵ DGASPC Timis, Apateu 21, Timisoara, Romania.
²⁶ Sultan Qaboos university, Muscat, Oman, Egypt.
²⁷ Menoufia University, Shebin El-Kom, Egypt.
²⁸ Ho Chi Minh City University of Education, 280 An Dương Vương, District 5, Hồ Chí Minh City, Vietnam.
²⁹ Chubu University, 1200 Matsumoto-cho, Kasugai, Aichi, 487-8501, Japan.
³⁰ University of Belgrade, Cika Ljubina 18-20, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia.
³¹ Université de Nîmes, 5 Rue du Docteur Georges Salan CS 13019, 30021, Nîmes, France.
³² State University of Rio de Janeiro, Place São Francisco Xavier, 524, B-10005c F, Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
³³ The University of Sydney, Brennan MacCallum 449, Manning Road, Camperdown, NSW, 2007, Australia.
³⁴ Universidad Científica del Sur, Carr. Panamericana Sur 19, Villa El Salvador, 15067, Peru.
³⁵ Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Avenida 12 de Octubre 1076 y Vicente Ramón Roca, 170525, Quito, Ecuador.
³⁶ University of Padova, Via Venezia 8, 35131, Padua, Italy.
³⁷ Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED), Avda Valencia 13, 50005, Zaragoza, Spain.
³⁸ Alzahra University, North Sheikh Bahaee St., Deh-e Vanak, Tehran, Iran.
³⁹ West University in Timisoara, Oradea, str. Razboieni, nr.1, Timișoara, Romania.
⁴⁰ Institut für Therapieforschung, Leopoldstraße 125, 80804, Munich, Germany.
⁴¹ Dalarna University, Sweden, Hogskolegatan 2, 791 88, Falun, Sweden.
⁴² Universidad Santo Tomás, Avenida Carlos Schorr 255, Talca, Chile.
⁴³ Austral University of Chile, Institute of Psychology, Los Pinos Avenue, W/N, Puerto Montt, Chile.
⁴⁴ Konrad Lorenz University, Cra. 9 Bis #62-43, 110231, Bogotá, Colombia.
⁴⁵ Florida International University, 11200 SW 8 Street, Miami, FL, 33199, USA.
⁴⁶ Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, Las Heras 429 7B (400), San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina.
⁴⁷ Tufts University, 105 College Avenue, Medford, MA, 02155, USA.
⁴⁸ University of the Basque Country, Tolosa Hiribidea 70, Donostia-San Sebastian, 20018, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Spain.
⁴⁹ Aix Marseille Univ, 29 avenue Robert Schuman, 13621, Aix-en-Provence cedex 01, France.
⁵⁰ Universidad de la República, Tristán Narvaja nro. 1674, Montevideo, Uruguay.
⁵¹ University West, 461 32, Trollhättan, Sweden.
⁵² University of Bucharest, Panduri Street 90, Bucharest, Romania.
⁵³ Saint Petersburg State University, Universitetskaya nab. 7/9, Saint Petersburg, Russia.
⁵⁴ SWPS University, ul. Polna 16/20, 81-745, Sopot, Poland.
⁵⁵ Universidad de Costa Rica, Sede Rodrigo Facio, San Pedro, Costa Rica.
⁵⁶ Tilburg University, Professor Cobbenhagenlaan 125, 5000 LE, Tilburg, The Netherlands.
⁵⁷ Chiang Mai University, 239 Huay Kaew Road, Suthep, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand.
⁵⁸ Department of Psychology, UCLouvain, Place Cardinal Mercier 10, 1348, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.

PMID: 37195293
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-023-02487-z

Three reasons why parental burnout is more prevalent in individualistic countries: a mediation study in 36 countries

Isabelle Roskam et al. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 2024 Apr.

. 2024 Apr;59(4):681-694.

doi: 10.1007/s00127-023-02487-z. Epub 2023 May 17.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Department of Psychology, UCLouvain, Place Cardinal Mercier 10, 1348, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium. isabelle.roskam@uclouvain.be.
² University of Porto, Rua Alfredo Allen, s/n, 4200-135, Porto, Portugal.
³ Ankara University, Ankara Universitesi Egitim Bilimleri Fakultesi Okul Oncesi Egitimi AD Cebeci, 06590, Ankara, Turkey.
⁴ University of New South Wales, Hospital Road, Randwick, NSW, 2031, Australia.
⁵ Ozyegin University, Nisantepe Mah., Orman Sok., 34794, Cekmekoy, Istanbul, Turkey.
⁶ University of Jyväskylä, P.O. BoX 35, 40014, Jyvaskyla, Finland.
⁷ Saint-Joseph University, Campus des Sciences Humaines, Rue de Damas, Mar Mikhael, B.P. 17-5208, Beyrouth, 1104 2020, Lebanon.
⁸ Ghent University, Henri Dunantlaan 2, 9000, Ghent, Belgium.
⁹ Laboratoire de Psychopathologie et Processus de Santé, Université de Paris, 92100, Boulogne-Billancourt, France.
¹⁰ Université de Liège, Place des Orateurs, 2, 4000, Liège, Belgium.
¹¹ University of Wroclaw, Dawida 1, 50-527, Wroclaw, Poland.
¹² Bahcesehir University, Guney Yerleskesi, Besiktas, Istanbul, Turkey.
¹³ Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, 3351 Bd des Forges, Trois-Rivières, QC, G8Z 4M3, Canada.
¹⁴ Fudan University, Handan Road 220, Shanghai, China.
¹⁵ University of São Paulo, Avenida Catão Roxo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, 3900, Brazil.
¹⁶ University College London, 26 Bedford Way, London, WC1H 0AP, UK.
¹⁷ EPSM de l'agglomération lilloise, 1 rue de Lommelet, 59871, Saint-André-lez-Lille, France.
¹⁸ University of Geneva, 40 Boulevard du Pont-d'Arve, 1205, Geneva, Switzerland.
¹⁹ University of Klagenfurt, Universitaetsstr. 65-67, 9020, Klagenfurt, Austria.
²⁰ Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Luisenstr. 57, 10117, Berlin, Germany.
²¹ Kansai University, 2-1-1, Ryozenjicho, Takatsuki, Osaka, Japan.
²² University of Coimbra, Rua do Colégio Novo, 3000-115, Coimbra, Portugal.
²³ Harvard University, Soldiers Field, Boston, MA, 02163, USA.
²⁴ Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305-2130, USA.
²⁵ DGASPC Timis, Apateu 21, Timisoara, Romania.
²⁶ Sultan Qaboos university, Muscat, Oman, Egypt.
²⁷ Menoufia University, Shebin El-Kom, Egypt.
²⁸ Ho Chi Minh City University of Education, 280 An Dương Vương, District 5, Hồ Chí Minh City, Vietnam.
²⁹ Chubu University, 1200 Matsumoto-cho, Kasugai, Aichi, 487-8501, Japan.
³⁰ University of Belgrade, Cika Ljubina 18-20, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia.
³¹ Université de Nîmes, 5 Rue du Docteur Georges Salan CS 13019, 30021, Nîmes, France.
³² State University of Rio de Janeiro, Place São Francisco Xavier, 524, B-10005c F, Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
³³ The University of Sydney, Brennan MacCallum 449, Manning Road, Camperdown, NSW, 2007, Australia.
³⁴ Universidad Científica del Sur, Carr. Panamericana Sur 19, Villa El Salvador, 15067, Peru.
³⁵ Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Avenida 12 de Octubre 1076 y Vicente Ramón Roca, 170525, Quito, Ecuador.
³⁶ University of Padova, Via Venezia 8, 35131, Padua, Italy.
³⁷ Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED), Avda Valencia 13, 50005, Zaragoza, Spain.
³⁸ Alzahra University, North Sheikh Bahaee St., Deh-e Vanak, Tehran, Iran.
³⁹ West University in Timisoara, Oradea, str. Razboieni, nr.1, Timișoara, Romania.
⁴⁰ Institut für Therapieforschung, Leopoldstraße 125, 80804, Munich, Germany.
⁴¹ Dalarna University, Sweden, Hogskolegatan 2, 791 88, Falun, Sweden.
⁴² Universidad Santo Tomás, Avenida Carlos Schorr 255, Talca, Chile.
⁴³ Austral University of Chile, Institute of Psychology, Los Pinos Avenue, W/N, Puerto Montt, Chile.
⁴⁴ Konrad Lorenz University, Cra. 9 Bis #62-43, 110231, Bogotá, Colombia.
⁴⁵ Florida International University, 11200 SW 8 Street, Miami, FL, 33199, USA.
⁴⁶ Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, Las Heras 429 7B (400), San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina.
⁴⁷ Tufts University, 105 College Avenue, Medford, MA, 02155, USA.
⁴⁸ University of the Basque Country, Tolosa Hiribidea 70, Donostia-San Sebastian, 20018, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Spain.
⁴⁹ Aix Marseille Univ, 29 avenue Robert Schuman, 13621, Aix-en-Provence cedex 01, France.
⁵⁰ Universidad de la República, Tristán Narvaja nro. 1674, Montevideo, Uruguay.
⁵¹ University West, 461 32, Trollhättan, Sweden.
⁵² University of Bucharest, Panduri Street 90, Bucharest, Romania.
⁵³ Saint Petersburg State University, Universitetskaya nab. 7/9, Saint Petersburg, Russia.
⁵⁴ SWPS University, ul. Polna 16/20, 81-745, Sopot, Poland.
⁵⁵ Universidad de Costa Rica, Sede Rodrigo Facio, San Pedro, Costa Rica.
⁵⁶ Tilburg University, Professor Cobbenhagenlaan 125, 5000 LE, Tilburg, The Netherlands.
⁵⁷ Chiang Mai University, 239 Huay Kaew Road, Suthep, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand.
⁵⁸ Department of Psychology, UCLouvain, Place Cardinal Mercier 10, 1348, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.

PMID: 37195293
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-023-02487-z

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.

Keywords: Culture; Exhaustion; Fathers; Individualism; Mothers.

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Three reasons why parental burnout is more prevalent in individualistic countries: a mediation study in 36 countries

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Three reasons why parental burnout is more prevalent in individualistic countries: a mediation study in 36 countries

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