Korelati roditeljskog sagorijevanja majki u vrijeme pandemije koronavirusa i potresa

master's thesis

• Title (english): Correlates of maternal parental burnout at the time of the coronavirus pandemic and earthquakes
• Author: Lucija Novosel
• Mentor: Gordana Keresteš (mentor)
• Committee member: Mirjana Tonković (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Gordana Keresteš (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Jasmina Mehulić (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; (Department of Psychology); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2021-06-29, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Psychology; Developmental Psychology

Abstract

Roditeljsko sagorijevanje je stanje intenzivne iscrpljenosti povezane s roditeljskom ulogom, u kojem osoba postaje emocionalno udaljena od svoje djece i ima smanjen doživljaj roditeljskog postignuća. Unatoč dalekosežnim negativnim posljedicama po roditelje, djecu i cijelu obitelj, roditeljsko sagorijevanje je tek nedavno postalo fokusom znanstvenih istraživanja. Cilj provedbe ovog istraživanja bio je ispitati u kojoj mjeri karakteristike roditelja, karakteristike djece te kontekstualni izvori stresa i podrške doprinose objašnjenju roditeljskog sagorijevanja majki maloljetne djece za vrijeme pandemije koronavirusa i potresa. Istraživanje je provedeno online anketnim upitnikom, a u njemu je sudjelovalo 239 majki maloljetne djece. Provedene hijerarhijske regresijske analize pokazuju da veće roditeljsko sagorijevanje doživljavaju starije majke, niskog percipiranog socioekonomskog statusa, koje su nisko na dimenziji ugodnosti, imaju veći broj djece te nižu percipiranu socijalnu podršku od strane partnera, obitelji i prijatelja. Četiri dimenzije roditeljskog sagorijevanja (iscrpljenost, emocionalna udaljenost, kontrast sa sobom iz prošlosti i zasićenost roditeljskom ulogom) imaju različite prediktore, a jedini zajednički prediktor višeg rezultata na svim dimenzijama jest niža socijalna podrška. Varijable povezane s pandemijom i potresima nisu značajno doprinijele objašnjenju roditeljskog sagorijevanja povrh karakteristika majki i djece. Međutim, rezultati pokazuju da majke za vrijeme krize uzrokovane pandemijom i potresima doživljavaju značajno više razine roditeljskog sagorijevanja od komparabilne skupine majki u vrijeme prije početka pandemije koronavirusa. Dobiveni rezultati mogu se primijeniti za procjenu potreba za psihološkim intervencijama i preventivnim programima za majke u visokom riziku za roditeljsko sagorijevanje.

Abstract (english)

Parental burnout is a state of intense exhaustion associated with one’s parental role, in which a person becomes emotionally distant from their children and has a sense of parental inefficacy. Despite its negative consequences for parents, children and family, parental burnout has only recently become the focus of scientific research. The aim of this study was to examine the extent to which parental characteristics, child characteristics, and contextual sources of stress and support contribute to explaining parental burnout of mothers of underage children during the coronavirus pandemic and earthquakes. The study was conducted using an online survey questionnaire with 239 mothers of underage children. Hierarchical regression analyses results suggested that older mothers, with lower perceived socioeconomic status, who have more children, who score lower on agreeableness, and who report lower perceived social support from partners, family and friends experience higher parental burnout. The four dimensions of parental burnout (exhaustion, emotional distancing, contrast with previous parental self, and feelings of being fed up with one’s parental role) had different predictors, and the only common predictor of higher score across all four dimensions was lower social support. Pandemic and earthquake related variables did not significantly contribute to the prediction of parental burnout beyond the characteristics of mothers and children. However, the results showed that the level of maternal parental burnout during crises caused by the pandemic and earthquakes was significantly higher than the level of parental burnout reported by a different group of mothers before the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. The results of this study can be applied in assessment of needs for psychological interventions and prevention programs for mothers at high risk for parental burnout.

• Keywords: roditeljsko sagorijevanje; roditeljstvo; pandemija koronavirusa; potres
• Keywords (english): parental burnout; parenting; coronavirus pandemic; earthquake
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:131:690145
• Study programme: Title: Psychology; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra psihologije (magistar/magistra psihologije)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2021-07-19 18:09:07