Child-oriented perfectionism and parental burnout: The moderating role of parents' emotional intelligence

Lin, Gao-Xian; Szczygieł, Dorota; Piotrowski, Konrad

doi:10.1016/j.paid.2022.111805

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“…The Polish translation of the BTPS turned out to have a similar factor structure to the original version (three higher-order factors formed by ten lower-order factors; Smith et al, 2016). In addition, the observed correlations between the BTPS and borderline symptoms, parental stress, and parental burnout were also consistent with hypotheses and previous studies (Casale et al, 2020; Lin et al, 2022; Piotrowski, 2020, 2023; Stoeber & Otto, 2006). It is important to note that the results indicating a negative relationship between rigid perfectionism and psychological difficulties (while controlling for other aspects of perfectionism) are also consistent with the observations of other researchers (Casale et al, 2020) and support the validity of the Polish adaptation of the questionnaire.…”

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“…Thus, it can be concluded that self-critical perfectionism leads more to parenthood becoming a burden for the parents themselves leading to a decrease in quality of life and an increase in the risk of psychopathology, while narcissistic perfectionism leads to the parent becoming a direct threat to the healthy development of children through criticism and excessive demands. Rigid perfectionism, on the other hand, presumably due to its better organization and task focus, may even lower the difficulties experienced in the areas of mental health and parenthood (Lin et al, 2022). In this case, however, it is important to consider that this potentially positive effect of rigid perfectionism is weak and may be the result of statistical procedures (Hill, 2014) that do not necessarily accurately reflect parents' everyday experiences.…”

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“…Study 2 aimed to verify the factor structure of the Polish version of the BTPS in another sample and to assess the associations of perfectionism with symptoms of borderline personality disorder (Chen et al, 2019) and indicators of difficulties in functioning as a parent in the form of parental stress and parental burnout (Lin et al, 2022;Roskam et al, 2021). We predicted that all perfectionism dimensions would be positively correlated with these difficulties, but it was also predicted that when controlling for the common variance of perfectionism dimensions, we would observe their specific associations with parental difficulties, including stronger associations for aspects of perfectionism considered more destructive, namely, self-critical perfectionism and narcissistic perfectionism.…”

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“…However, recent studies have confirmed that the expectation of perfection differs for different family members (Piotrowski, 2020), justifying studies focused on specific interpersonal relationships. In the parenthood context, studies on child-oriented perfectionism appear to be particularly relevant, but they are extremely rare (Lin et al, 2022; Piotrowski, 2020), making it still unclear what the relationship between child-oriented perfectionism and other aspects of perfectionism is. To date, studies using the BTPS have not focused on the associations of the three aspects of perfectionism with parenthood difficulties and negative attitudes toward children (such as child-oriented perfectionism) making our study an important contribution to knowledge about the utility of this scale.…”

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The Big Three Perfectionism Scale: Validation of the Polish Version

Piotrowski,

Nowicka,

Janowicz

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Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment

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The Big Three Perfectionism Scale (BTPS) was created to integrate different aspects of perfectionism, including the newly conceptualized concept of narcissistic perfectionism. The goal of our two studies ( N = 1341) was to examine the psychometric properties of the Polish adaptation of the BTPS, supporting the validity and portability of the measure. The studies were conducted among people who had a child, thus contributing to a better understanding of parental perfectionism, one of the key factors influencing parental well-being and a child’s functioning. Our analyses included investigating the structure of the scale, intercorrelations between subscales, reliability, and convergent validity by correlating BTPS scores with other measures of perfectionism and correlates of psychopathology (borderline symptoms) and parental difficulties (parental stress and parental burnout). Results supported the structure of the original BTPS. As predicted, confirmatory factor analysis indicated that items comprising the Polish adaptation of the questionnaire, like the original version, measure three related but specific aspects of perfectionism: rigid perfectionism, self-critical perfectionism, and narcissistic perfectionism. The three dimensions were also found to be specifically related to the difficulties experienced by parents. Further, the Polish version of the BTPS was found to have good internal reliability and validity. Our results from two independent Polish samples suggest that the Polish version of the BTPS is a psychometrically robust measure of perfectionism for assessing the three perfectionism factors.

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The Big Three Perfectionism Scale: Validation of the Polish Version

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“…This may also lower the risk of putting too much responsibility on parents and parents feeling that they are responsible [254] for behavioral problems of their children. The 'desire for perfection' already fueled by social media, may lead to 'helicopter parenting' -a parenting style characterized by overprotection and control [255] À or to parental burnout [255,256]. This is the opposite of what researchers ultimately want to contribute to: optimal development, tailored to each person's characteristics and contributing to better well being of typical and neurodivergent individuals.…”

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Current perspectives on perinatal mental health and neurobehavioral development: focus on regulation, coregulation and self-regulation

Van den Bergh,

Antonelli,

Stein

2024

Current Opinion in Psychiatry

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Purpose of review Perinatal mental health research provides an important perspective on neurobehavioral development. Here, we aim to review the association of maternal perinatal health with offspring neurodevelopment, providing an update on (self-)regulation problems, hypothesized mechanistic pathways, progress and challenges, and implications for mental health. Recent findings (1) Meta-analyses confirm that maternal perinatal mental distress is associated with (self-)regulation problems which constitute cognitive, behavioral, and affective social-emotional problems, while exposure to positive parental mental health has a positive impact. However, effect sizes are small. (2) Hypothesized mechanistic pathways underlying this association are complex. Interactive and compensatory mechanisms across developmental time are neglected topics. (3) Progress has been made in multiexposure studies. However, challenges remain and these are shared by clinical, translational and public health sciences. (4) From a mental healthcare perspective, a multidisciplinary and system level approach employing developmentally-sensitive measures and timely treatment of (self-)regulation and coregulation problems in a dyadic caregiver-child and family level approach seems needed. The existing evidence-base is sparse. Summary During the perinatal period, addressing vulnerable contexts and building resilient systems may promote neurobehavioral development. A pluralistic approach to research, taking a multidisciplinary approach to theoretical models and empirical research needs to be fostered.

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Three reasons why parental burnout is more prevalent in individualistic countries: a mediation study in 36 countries

Roskam

Aguiar

Akgün

et al. 2023

Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol

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Purpose The prevalence of parental burnout, a condition that has severe consequences for both parents and children, varies dramatically across countries and is highest in Western countries characterized by high individualism. Method In this study, we examined the mediators of the relationship between individualism measured at the country level and parental burnout measured at the individual level in 36 countries (16,059 parents). ResultsThe results revealed three mediating mechanisms, that is, self-discrepancies between socially prescribed and actual parental selves, high agency and self-directed socialization goals, and low parental task sharing, by which individualism leads to an increased risk of burnout among parents. ConclusionThe results confirm that the three mediators under consideration are all involved, and that mediation was higher for self-discrepancies between socially prescribed and actual parental selves, then parental task sharing, and lastly selfdirected socialization goals. The results provide some important indications of how to prevent parental burnout at the societal level in Western countries.

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Child-oriented perfectionism and parental burnout: The moderating role of parents' emotional intelligence

Cited by 14 publications

References 38 publications

The Big Three Perfectionism Scale: Validation of the Polish Version

The Big Three Perfectionism Scale: Validation of the Polish Version

Current perspectives on perinatal mental health and neurobehavioral development: focus on regulation, coregulation and self-regulation

Three reasons why parental burnout is more prevalent in individualistic countries: a mediation study in 36 countries

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