The Relationship Between Self-Compassion, Concern for Others, and Parental Burnout in Child's Chronic Care Management.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Parental burnout is a construct that reflects the exhaustion and emotional distancing of parents from their children due to the growing demands of caring for them. Research has pointed to a heightened risk for parental burnout among parents of children with special needs. Additional research has indicated that parents' personality traits and relational dynamics serve as resiliency factors regarding parental burnout.

Methods

In the present study, 91 primary parental caregivers of children receiving ongoing treatment at a pediatric ambulatory care unit were recruited. A theoretical model proposing the specific ways in which self-compassion and concern for others complement each other in predicting parental burnout was examined. In this model, the relationships betwe

SUBMITTER: Gerber Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8489547 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature