mindful parenting; mindfulness-based programs; parental neglect; parental violence; Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Abstract :
[en] Mindfulness- and self-compassion-based programs have been shown to reduce parental stress, and levels of mindfulness and self-compassion have been shown to be negatively related to parental burnout (PB) factors. Based on these results, the present study aimed to test the efficacy of an 8-week mindfulness and compassion-based group approach (MCA) (n = 29) compared with the existing Parenting in Balance Program (PBP) (n = 25). Parents were blindly enrolled in one of the two conditions. Parental burnout, parental neglect and violence, irritability, parental balance between stress-enhancing and stress-alleviating factors, hair cortisol, and mindful parenting and self-compassion were measured before, after, and three months after the end of the program. All the measured outcomes positively changed over time in both conditions, except for irritability. Large effect sizes were found for parental burnout, parental neglect and violence, and mindful parenting and self-compassion. However, contrary to our hypothesis, the decrease in parental burnout in the MCA was not significantly related to an increase in mindful parenting nor self-compassion. Furthermore, certain participants from the MCA group reported higher levels of parental burnout after the intervention. The absence of specific effects between MCA and PBP programs suggests the presence of common effectiveness factors. Therefore, future studies need to analyze specific variables that may explain differential effects of programs on parental burnout levels.
Disciplines :
Treatment & clinical psychology
Author, co-author :
Bayot, Marie ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences cliniques > Médecine générale ; Psychological Research Institute, Catholic University of Louvain, Place Cardinal Mercier 10, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Brianda, Maria Elena ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Unités de recherche interfacultaires > Research Unit for a life-Course perspective on Health and Education (RUCHE)
van der Straten, Nastasya; Psychological Research Institute, Catholic University of Louvain, Place Cardinal Mercier 10, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Mikolajczak, Moïra; Psychological Research Institute, Catholic University of Louvain, Place Cardinal Mercier 10, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Shankland, Rebecca ; Département de Psychologie du Développement, de l'Éducation et des Vulnérabilités, Université Lumière Lyon 2, Avenue Pierre Mendès-France 5, 69676 Bron, France
Roskam, Isabelle ; Psychological Research Institute, Catholic University of Louvain, Place Cardinal Mercier 10, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Language :
English
Title :
Treating Parental Burnout: Impact and Particularities of a Mindfulness- and Compassion-Based Approach.
Publication date :
27 January 2024
Journal title :
Children
eISSN :
2227-9067
Publisher :
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), Switzerland
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