NEKI PSIHOSOCIJALNI PREDIKTORI RODITELJSKOGA SAGORIJEVANJA MAJKI DJECE DO PET GODINA
SOME PSYCHOSOCIAL PREDICTORS OF PARENTAL BURNOUT IN MOTHERS OF CHILDREN BELOW THE AGE OF FIVE

Summary/Abstract: Parental burnout is the result of chronic stress and manifests as emotional exhaustion in the role of a parent, emotional detachment, and loss of parental fulfilment. This study aimed to examine how sociodemographic variables, personality traits, parental self-efficacy, marital aspects, and social support contribute to parental burnout. Mothers of children below the age of five (N = 255) completed online the parental burnout questionnaire, the IPIP-50 personality questionnaire, questionnaires of perfectionism, parental competence, marital relationship quality, social support, and the general data questionnaire. Parental burnout was reported by 3.5% of mothers. Hierarchical regression analysis revealed that higher parental burnout can be explained by sociodemographic variables (higher number of children and more urban area of living), personality traits (low emotional stability, low agreeableness, and high perfectionism), and low parental self-efficacy. Although related to parental burnout, marriage aspects and social support were not significant predictors of burnout. The findings have both theoretical and practical implications for recognising and preventing parental burnout, while providing a basis for further research.

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