Research on parental burnout across cultures: Steps toward global understanding

Super, Charles M.; Harkness, Sara

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“…All parents hold ideas about what good parents should ideally do and be to promote their children's health, development, and well-being (Mayseless, 2006;Weaver et al, 2020). Those so-called "idealparent beliefs" are a universal phenomenon: all parents in all cultures rely on these beliefs to know how to fulfill their parental role (see Chao, 1995;Super & Harkness, 2020b). However, although some of their components are considered universal, including the belief that ideal parents must care for their children, the definition of the "ideal" parent seems to vary according to the cultural setting (Bornstein, 2012(Bornstein, , 2013Choate & Engstrom, 2014;Lo Cricchio et al, 2019).…”

Section: Parenting Culture and Ideal-parent Beliefsmentioning

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“…As ideal-parent beliefs are an important feature of parenting cultures, researchers have recently identified the examination of these beliefs as a potentially fertile direction in parenting science (Super & Harkness, 2020b). In psychological research, one of the most common ways to describe cultural differences in parenting is to adopt an existing theoretical framework (e.g., the universal dimension of independence and interdependence; see Harkness & Super, 2020;Huppert et al, 2019;Kağıtçıbaşı, 1996Kağıtçıbaşı, , 2005Tamis-LeMonda et al, 2008).…”

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“…It can vary according to environmental conditions or contexts, including race and ethnicity, urban and rural contexts, religion, and many other dimensions (Keller, 2020). The intersection between these conditions, for instance, the country in which parents are born and their social class (Keller, 2020; Lansford et al, 2016), creates distinct cultural settings for parenting and child development (Super & Harkness, 1986, 2020b) Individuals in countries may share distinct cultures in terms of values, ideologies, norms, and beliefs (Yang, 2018). Nevertheless, different social classes have distinct subcultures, and in most cases, it is the country’s dominant group that shapes its culture (Keller, 2018).…”

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“…What is considered good or even ideal in one cultural setting may be considered inappropriate in another 1 (Choate & Engstrom, 2014; Fontes, 2005; Li, 2012). The ideal-parent beliefs shared by a community of parents thus represent a crucial aspect of its parenting culture (Mistry & Dutta, 2015; Super & Harkness, 2020b).…”

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“…In this study, we aimed to examine ideal-parent beliefs-a crucial characteristic of parenting culture-in an exploratory (without setting specific hypotheses), bottom-up (from the perspective of the principal actors-mothers and fathers) manner across 37 countries. in which parents are born and their social class (Keller, 2020;Lansford et al, 2016), creates distinct cultural settings for parenting and child development (Super & Harkness, 1986, 2020b Individuals in countries may share distinct cultures in terms of values, ideologies, norms, and beliefs (Yang, 2018). Nevertheless, different social classes have distinct subcultures, and in most cases, it is the country's dominant group that shapes its culture (Keller, 2018).…”

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Parenting Culture(s): Ideal-Parent Beliefs Across 37 Countries

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Mikolajczak

Keller

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Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology

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What is it to be “an ideal parent”? Does the answer differ across countries and social classes? To answer these questions in a way that minimizes bias and ethnocentrism, we used open-ended questions to explore ideal-parent beliefs among 8,357 mothers and 3,517 fathers from 37 countries. Leximancer Semantic Network Analysis was utilized to first determine parenting culture zones (i.e., countries with shared ideal-parent beliefs) and then extract the predominant themes and concepts in each culture zone. The results yielded specific types of ideal-parent beliefs in five parenting culture zones: being “responsible and children/family-focused” for Asian parents, being “responsible and proper demeanor-focused” for African parents, and being “loving and responsible” for Hispanic-Italian parents. Although the most important themes and concepts were the same in the final two zones—being “loving and patient,” there were subtle differences: English-speaking, European Union, and Russian parents emphasized “being caring,” while French-speaking parents valued “listening” or being “present.” Ideal-parent beliefs also differed by education levels within culture zones, but no general pattern was discerned across culture zones. These findings suggest that the country in which parents were born cannot fully explain their differences in ideal-parent beliefs and that differences arising from social class or education level cannot be dismissed. Future research should consider how these differences affect the validity of the measurements in question and how they can be incorporated into parenting intervention research within and across cultures.

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Section: Parenting Culture and Ideal-parent Beliefsmentioning

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Section: A Bottom-up Exploratory Research Approachmentioning

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Section: The Notion Of Culturementioning

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Section: The Notion Of Culturementioning

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Parenting Culture(s): Ideal-Parent Beliefs Across 37 Countries

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Keller

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Must We Abandon Context and Meaning to Avoid Bias in Cultural Parenting Research? Commentary on “Parenting Culture(s): Ideal-Parent Beliefs Across 37 Countries”

Trommsdorff

2022

Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology

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The authors of the current article advocate a culture-sensitive approach in research and interventions, including a culture-informed methodology. They examine how "ideal-parent" beliefs in different countries comprise "parenting cultures," conceptualized as shared "ideal-parent" beliefs. The authors define "ideal-parent" beliefs as "a higher level construct-the meaning system and lens through which parents perceive, understand, and engage in their parenting practices."This definition suggests a complex model of interrelations between individual and shared parents' beliefs and practices, and contextual conditions of parenting and development. From a parenting science view, this definition implies that "ideal-parent" beliefs are closely related to cultural values and norms, parents' self-and world views, the role of parents, parent's childrearing goals and practices, and to parent-child relationships, while all these aspects are impacting the socialization and development of children in given developmental contexts. From a cultural psychological view, shared "ideal-parent" beliefs, defined as constituting a specific "parenting culture" are characterized by shared values and norms. Reciprocal relations among parenting culture, parents' beliefs, every-day parenting practices, and the general cultural context may be assumed. However, this model is not articulated in the current study, but it is guiding my own research on socialization, parenting, and development in cultural contexts (

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15 Years of Parental Burnout Research: Systematic Review and Agenda

Mikolajczak

Aunola

Sorkkila

et al. 2023

Curr Dir Psychol Sci

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Parental burnout (PB), an exhaustion disorder related to parenting, is receiving increasing attention. In this article we aim to take stock of the findings accumulated about PB over the past 15 years. We review and organize the literature around four questions: (a) What is parental burnout? (b) Which factors are associated with an increased risk of PB? (c) What are the consequences of PB? (d) What are the current treatment options? In order to answer these questions, the article includes a correlational meta-analysis ( k = 49, Ntotal = 35,170) of all empirical studies published on PB up to July 2021. In the last part of the article, we provide a road map for future research by pinpointing particularly promising paths and methodological improvements needed to draw stronger conclusions.

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Research on parental burnout across cultures: Steps toward global understanding

Cited by 3 publications

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Parenting Culture(s): Ideal-Parent Beliefs Across 37 Countries

Parenting Culture(s): Ideal-Parent Beliefs Across 37 Countries

Must We Abandon Context and Meaning to Avoid Bias in Cultural Parenting Research? Commentary on “Parenting Culture(s): Ideal-Parent Beliefs Across 37 Countries”

15 Years of Parental Burnout Research: Systematic Review and Agenda

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