Parenting Journal · Volume 2 · Issue 3 · Licensed source edition
Parents’ work–family conflict and parent‒child relationship: The mediating role of parenting burnout and the moderating role of self-compassion
Originally published 2025-03-18 · PLOS One
PLOS · DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0319675 ↗
Editorial reading guide · Kindness
What would a less self-critical response to an overloaded evening sound like?
The focus here is work-family strain, burnout and caregivers’ ability to show themselves compassion.
Who was studied?
818 working parents reporting on work and family demands
Age / stage: Parents of children
Read with three questions
- How did the authors investigate work-family strain, burnout and caregivers’ ability to show themselves compassion?
- Whose report describes the parent, the child and the outcome, and where might those reports differ?
- How were demands outside the home separated from parents’ ratings of burnout and compassion?
Keep the limits in view
Working parents supplied the family and work reports. Shared perceptions can influence an estimated indirect pathway.
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Jing Liang; Zongping Chen; Fatma Refaat Ahmed, (2025). Parents’ work–family conflict and parent‒child relationship: The mediating role of parenting burnout and the moderating role of self-compassion PLOS One. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0319675
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