The interplay between parental perfectionism, emotional intelligence, and parental burnout

IF 3.5 2区心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL

Personality and Individual Differences Pub Date : 2025-03-11 DOI:10.1016/j.paid.2025.113148

Gao-Xian Lin , Dorota Szczygieł , M. Annelise Blanchard

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Abstract

Perfectionism has increasingly permeated contemporary parenting, with parents striving for perfection in their roles and demanding flawless performance from their children. This tendency, defined as parental perfectionism (PP), can be so demanding that it leads to parental burnout (PB), particularly among parents with lower levels of emotional intelligence (EI). This study employed both variable-centered (regression analysis) and person-centered (latent profile analysis) approaches to examine the complex relationships among PP, EI, and PB using self-reported data from a sample of Polish parents (N = 506). Regression analyses revealed that two PP dimensions—concerns over parenting mistakes and perceived discrepancy between parental expectations and children's performance—predicted higher PB symptoms, even after controlling for other PP dimensions. Notably, EI mitigated most of these effects but was less effective in preventing emotional exhaustion. Latent profile analysis further underscored the detrimental impact of perfectionistic concerns and discrepancy on PB. Additionally, EI appeared to shield perfectionistic parents from PB, particularly by helping prevent “No-Burnout” parents from becoming “Vulnerable-to-Burnout” parents.

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Personality and Individual Differences PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL-

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8.50

自引率

4.70%

发文量

577

审稿时长

41 days

期刊介绍： Personality and Individual Differences is devoted to the publication of articles (experimental, theoretical, review) which aim to integrate as far as possible the major factors of personality with empirical paradigms from experimental, physiological, animal, clinical, educational, criminological or industrial psychology or to seek an explanation for the causes and major determinants of individual differences in concepts derived from these disciplines. The editors are concerned with both genetic and environmental causes, and they are particularly interested in possible interaction effects.