An experimental manipulation of cognitive appraisals in parental burnout
Abstract As it often applies to other mental conditions, one may posit that cognitive appraisals might be causal in the onset and maintenance of parental burnout. Recent studies have indeed highlighted that negative cognitive appraisals are positively associated with parental burnout. Howbeit, none...
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| author | Aline Woine Dorota Szczygiel Isabelle Roskam Moïra Mikolajczak |
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| description | Abstract As it often applies to other mental conditions, one may posit that cognitive appraisals might be causal in the onset and maintenance of parental burnout. Recent studies have indeed highlighted that negative cognitive appraisals are positively associated with parental burnout. Howbeit, none of these studies being experimental in design, it has—thus far—been impossible to establish causality. To shed light on the question, the present study relied on an experimental design where the perception of three known antecedents of parental burnout was manipulated: co-parenting support, emotion regulation and child-rearing practices. 313 French- and English-speaking parents took part in the study which employed a 4 (Condition: control, perceived co-parenting support, perceived emotion regulation, perceived efficacy of child-rearing practices) × 2 (Time: pre- and post-manipulation) mixed-design, with Condition as the between-subject factor and Time as the within-subject factor. Results showed that the experimental manipulation was effective in the “co-parenting support” condition solely and this effective manipulation further yielded a significant effect on the decrease of parental burnout scores, hence suggesting a causative relation between cognitive appraisals and parental burnout. Our results highlight both the complexity of manipulating parents’ cognitive appraisals and the scope for relieving partnered parents from their parental burnout symptoms. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-dabc945287d544a38d871169ee49f14b2023-07-23T11:13:05ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222023-07-0113111110.1038/s41598-023-38587-8An experimental manipulation of cognitive appraisals in parental burnoutAline Woine0Dorota Szczygiel1Isabelle Roskam2Moïra Mikolajczak3Department of Psychology, Psychological Sciences Research Institute, Université Catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain)Department of Psychology, Faculty in Sopot, SWPS UniversityDepartment of Psychology, Psychological Sciences Research Institute, Université Catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain)Department of Psychology, Psychological Sciences Research Institute, Université Catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain)Abstract As it often applies to other mental conditions, one may posit that cognitive appraisals might be causal in the onset and maintenance of parental burnout. Recent studies have indeed highlighted that negative cognitive appraisals are positively associated with parental burnout. Howbeit, none of these studies being experimental in design, it has—thus far—been impossible to establish causality. To shed light on the question, the present study relied on an experimental design where the perception of three known antecedents of parental burnout was manipulated: co-parenting support, emotion regulation and child-rearing practices. 313 French- and English-speaking parents took part in the study which employed a 4 (Condition: control, perceived co-parenting support, perceived emotion regulation, perceived efficacy of child-rearing practices) × 2 (Time: pre- and post-manipulation) mixed-design, with Condition as the between-subject factor and Time as the within-subject factor. Results showed that the experimental manipulation was effective in the “co-parenting support” condition solely and this effective manipulation further yielded a significant effect on the decrease of parental burnout scores, hence suggesting a causative relation between cognitive appraisals and parental burnout. Our results highlight both the complexity of manipulating parents’ cognitive appraisals and the scope for relieving partnered parents from their parental burnout symptoms.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-38587-8 |
| spellingShingle | Aline Woine Dorota Szczygiel Isabelle Roskam Moïra Mikolajczak An experimental manipulation of cognitive appraisals in parental burnout Scientific Reports |
| title | An experimental manipulation of cognitive appraisals in parental burnout |
| title_full | An experimental manipulation of cognitive appraisals in parental burnout |
| title_fullStr | An experimental manipulation of cognitive appraisals in parental burnout |
| title_full_unstemmed | An experimental manipulation of cognitive appraisals in parental burnout |
| title_short | An experimental manipulation of cognitive appraisals in parental burnout |
| title_sort | experimental manipulation of cognitive appraisals in parental burnout |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-38587-8 |
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