Psychological Well-Being, Marital Satisfaction, and Parental Burnout in Iranian Parents: The Effect of Home Quarantine During COVID-19 Outbreaks

Mousavi, Seyyedeh Fatemeh

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2020.553880

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“…Although men could objectively still do less than their female partners, they felt that the parental role was draining their emotional resources like never before. These findings may complement previous studies that have shown that fathers are more likely to experience burnout, even before the risks outweigh their resources, because they use up a lot of their resources in new situations [18,21,17].…”

Section: Family Burnout and Covid-19supporting

confidence: 86%

“…A survey of families in the United States and the United Kingdom found that housework, childcare responsibilities, and the role of teaching children put a strain on parents, especially mothers. Such situations increase the risk of negative mood symptoms, depression, anxiety and stress in parents as well as symptoms of parental burnout [17].…”

Section: Family Burnout and Covid-19mentioning

confidence: 99%

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Burnout in COVID-19 era - a literature review

Leśniewska

Kozioł

Budzyńska

et al. 2021

J Educ Health Sport

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BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic brought changes to daily life of many people. One of those affected by the global pandemic arena was work life. One of the results is burnout due to new challenges and stress associated with them. The most exposed occupational group were healthcare workers as the frontline in the fight against the virus, but not only this group could experience burnout due to the pandemic. AIM OF THE STUDY: The aim of this study was to review the most recent available literature on burnout associated with COVID-19. PubMed, SCOPUS, and Google Scholar databases were reviewed. The Phrase "burnout and covid" was used to search the database. Search criteria were: all open access, 2020 and 2021, psychology and English. After Screening titles and abstracts 21 articles were analyzed in detail.RESULTS: Many studies have shown that healthcare workers experienced burnout. The most vulnerable group were young, female nurses working with COVID-19 patients. Burnout was also observed among parents, who started working remotely from home or who had to commute to their workplace despite the pandemic. Remote schooling also contributed to burnout among students and teachers.SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS: To reduce the possibility of experiencing burnout there are several actions that could be taken. First of all a positive attitude and task oriented actions are helpful in coping in new, stressful situations. Other solutions are social support and psychotherapy.

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Section: Family Burnout and Covid-19supporting

confidence: 86%

Section: Family Burnout and Covid-19mentioning

confidence: 99%

Burnout in COVID-19 era - a literature review

Leśniewska

Kozioł

Budzyńska

et al. 2021

J Educ Health Sport

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“…The results of a study on Iranian parents reported, however, that home quarantine nearly one and a half months after the COVID-19 outbreak did not have a significant effect of parental burnout [32]. Taken together, these results suggest that the lockdown due to the COVID-19 outbreak seems to affect the mechanisms of parental stress and burden of parents differently.…”

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confidence: 85%

“…A study that examined the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in relation to parental stress among 183 parents in the western United States reported that parents experienced cumulative stressors due to the COVID-19 lockdown, including general stress and symptoms of depression and anxiety [ 4 ]. The results of a study on Iranian parents reported, however, that home quarantine nearly one and a half months after the COVID-19 outbreak did not have a significant effect of parental burnout [ 32 ]. Taken together, these results suggest that the lockdown due to the COVID-19 outbreak seems to affect the mechanisms of parental stress and burden of parents differently.…”

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Mechanisms of parental distress during and after the first COVID-19 lockdown phase: A two-wave longitudinal study

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Background In these unpredictable times of the global coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, parents worldwide are affected by the stress and strain caused by the physical distancing protocols that have been put in place. Objective In a two‐wave longitudinal survey, we investigated the levels of parental stress and symptoms of anxiety and depression in a sample of parents at two time points; during the implementation of the strictest physical distancing protocols following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic (T1, N = 2,868) and three months after the discontinuation of the protocols (T2, N = 1,489). Further, we investigated the relationships between parental stress and anxiety and depression relative to relationship quality and anger toward their children at the two aforementioned time points, including subgroups based on age, parental role, cultural background, relationship status, education level, number of children, employment status and pre-existing psychiatric diagnosis. Methods and findings Parents were asked to fill out a set of validated questionnaires on the two measurement points. Parental stress significantly decreased from T1 to T2, indicating that the cumulative stress that parents experienced during the implementation of the distancing protocols declined when the protocols were phased out. The decrease of perceived parental stress was accompanied by a significant decrease in the symptoms of both depression and anxiety among the participating parents. Symptoms meeting the clinical cut-offs for depression (23.0%) and generalized anxiety disorder (23.3%) were reported among participating parents at T1, compared to 16.8% and 13.8% at T2, respectively. The reduction in depression and anger toward their child(ren) from T1 to T2 was associated with a reduction of parental stress. Relationship quality and anger toward their child(ren) at T1 further predicted a change in the level of parental stress from T1 to T2. Conclusions The study underlines the negative psychological impacts of the implementation of the distancing protocols on parents’ health and well-being. Uncovering the nature of how these constructs are associated with parents and families facing a social crisis such as the ongoing pandemic may contribute to the design of relevant interventions to reduce parental distress and strengthen parental coping and resilience.

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“…The parents' ability to perform both their professional and family roles during the COVID-19 crisis was challenged, new responsibilities being imposed on them by the new way of (tele-)working and their children's distance learning. This especially affected mothers, being the ones assuming these responsibilities (Mousavi, 2020 ). Mothers were at greater risk of suffering from parenting-related exhaustion in Italian culture, very similar to the Romanian one, both being of Latin origin, which still hold that women should be the primary caregiver to their children, while also managing their household and having some sort of career (Marchetti et al, 2020 ).…”

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Parents' Emotion Management for Personal Well-Being When Challenged by Their Online Work and Their Children's Online School

Henter

Năstasă

2021

Front. Psychol.

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Parents' emotional management was highly required during the COVID-19 lockdown, as juggling as their own job moved online and with being a parent of a child whose school was online proved to be a challenge for many. Our sample was restricted to parents who had to work online from their homes while their children had to attend school online, as external imposed conditions. The present study was based on Mayer and Salovey's theory and we aimed to investigate the relationship between parents' emotional intelligence and their ability to manage their emotions during this period, hypothesizing that a higher emotional intelligence and well-developed emotional management abilities contribute to better adjustment to everyday challenges, thus contributing to keeping levels of exhaustion low. The double role played by these adults strained their resources, therefore we were also interested in their level of burnout after almost a year spent in a home turned into office and school. We also investigated the participants' level of flourishing, as described by Ed Diener, as these changes impacted differently on every parent's well-being. The analysis of the data obtained offered us the possibility of issuing a series of recommendations for parents' well-being in such a situation, as the prospect of continuing to work and learn online in future seems very real. The need to set clear boundaries between the roles played in these settings emerged as a main objective of future therapeutic interventions based on positive psychology.

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Psychological Well-Being, Marital Satisfaction, and Parental Burnout in Iranian Parents: The Effect of Home Quarantine During COVID-19 Outbreaks

Cited by 54 publications

References 84 publications

Burnout in COVID-19 era - a literature review

Burnout in COVID-19 era - a literature review

Mechanisms of parental distress during and after the first COVID-19 lockdown phase: A two-wave longitudinal study

Parents' Emotion Management for Personal Well-Being When Challenged by Their Online Work and Their Children's Online School

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