The International Investigation of Parental Burnout (IIPB) (IIPB)
Main funder
Funds granted by main funder (€)
- 25 000,00
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Project timetable
Project start date: 24/04/2018
Project end date: 31/05/2019
Summary
Recently parental burnout has been shown to be a unique syndrome, which is empirically distinct from job
burnout, parental stress and depression (Roskam et al., 2017). Although research on parental burnout is still
in its infancy, studies to date have shown that it concerns both mothers and fathers and its prevalence varies
between 8-36% depending on the types of parents studied. It has also been related to sociodemographic,
situational, personal, parental, and marital factors, and it has specific consequences in terms of child-related
outcomes, i.e. neglect and violence, and in terms of escapist and suicidal thoughts
(https://uclouvain.be/fr/instituts-recherche/ipsy/the-international-investigation-of-parental-burnout-iipb.html).
However, to date, parental burnout has mainly been studied in particular in Belgium and Sweden.
The purpose of the International Investigation of Parental Burnout (IIPB) is to test the conceptual validity,
prevalence and intercultural variation of parental burnout in different cultures around the world. To do this, an
international consortium has been initiated by Professors Isabelle Roskam and Moïra Mikolajczak in
collaboration with Maday Valdes Pacheco. The members of the consortium will use a common protocol
including rating of sociodemographic factors, parental burnout, gender roles, independent-interdependent
self, parental ideal, involvement in parental function and duties, and parental goals and values.
In Finland, the principal investigator is professor Kaisa Aunola from the University of Jyvaskyla. The data
collection in Finland is planned to be carried out in collaboration with Child Health Care Centers and Schools
during the Spring/Summer 2018. Moreover, Finnish Monikkoperheet ry will be contacted to get a special
subsample of parents with twins or triples to the study. After collecting the questionnaire data, Finnish version
of Parental Burnout measure will be developed further. The aim is to develop valid and reliable tool to Child
Health Care Centers to identify signs of parental burnout and the families who would benefit from early
preventive programs.
burnout, parental stress and depression (Roskam et al., 2017). Although research on parental burnout is still
in its infancy, studies to date have shown that it concerns both mothers and fathers and its prevalence varies
between 8-36% depending on the types of parents studied. It has also been related to sociodemographic,
situational, personal, parental, and marital factors, and it has specific consequences in terms of child-related
outcomes, i.e. neglect and violence, and in terms of escapist and suicidal thoughts
(https://uclouvain.be/fr/instituts-recherche/ipsy/the-international-investigation-of-parental-burnout-iipb.html).
However, to date, parental burnout has mainly been studied in particular in Belgium and Sweden.
The purpose of the International Investigation of Parental Burnout (IIPB) is to test the conceptual validity,
prevalence and intercultural variation of parental burnout in different cultures around the world. To do this, an
international consortium has been initiated by Professors Isabelle Roskam and Moïra Mikolajczak in
collaboration with Maday Valdes Pacheco. The members of the consortium will use a common protocol
including rating of sociodemographic factors, parental burnout, gender roles, independent-interdependent
self, parental ideal, involvement in parental function and duties, and parental goals and values.
In Finland, the principal investigator is professor Kaisa Aunola from the University of Jyvaskyla. The data
collection in Finland is planned to be carried out in collaboration with Child Health Care Centers and Schools
during the Spring/Summer 2018. Moreover, Finnish Monikkoperheet ry will be contacted to get a special
subsample of parents with twins or triples to the study. After collecting the questionnaire data, Finnish version
of Parental Burnout measure will be developed further. The aim is to develop valid and reliable tool to Child
Health Care Centers to identify signs of parental burnout and the families who would benefit from early
preventive programs.
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Profiling area: Multidisciplinary research on learning and teaching (University of Jyväskylä JYU) MultiLeTe
Related publications and other outputs
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- Parenting Culture(s) : Ideal-Parent Beliefs Across 37 Countries (2023) Lin, Gao-Xian; et al.; A1; OA
- Parenting styles of Finnish parents and their associations with parental burnout (2023) Mikkonen, Kristiina; et al.; A1; OA
- Self-Esteem, Socially Prescribed Perfectionism, and Parental Burnout (2023) Raudasoja, Mirjam; et al.; A1; OA
- Burned-out Fathers and Untold Stories : Mixed Methods Investigation of the Demands and Resources of Finnish Fathers (2022) Sorkkila, Matilda; et al.; A1; OA
- “I feel many contradictory emotions” : Finnish mothers' discursive struggles with motherhood (2022) Raudasoja, Mirjam; et al.; A1; OA
- Development and validation of the Brief Parental Burnout Scale (BPBS) (2021) Aunola, Kaisa; et al.; A1; OA
- Erityislasten vanhempien kokema uupumus ja tuen tarve (2021) Sorkkila, Matilda; et al.; A1; OA
- Parental Burnout Around the Globe : a 42-Country Study (2021) Roskam, Isabelle; et al.; A1; OA
- Vanhempien käsitykset ihannevanhemman ominaisuuksista sekä yhteiskunnan vanhemmille asettamista ihanteista Suomessa (2021) Halonen, Juuli; et al.; A1
- Risk Factors for Parental Burnout among Finnish Parents : The Role of Socially Prescribed Perfectionism (2020) Sorkkila, Matilda; et al.; A1; OA
