Parental burnout and adolescents' self-esteem: A longitudinal study

IF 2.5 2区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL

Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology Pub Date : 2026-07-01 Epub Date: 2026-06-18 DOI:10.1016/j.appdev.2026.101976

Wei Wang, Jia Luo, Moïra Mikolajczak, Yongxin Li

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Abstract

Parental burnout refers to a specific syndrome resulting from a chronic imbalance of parenting demands and resources. While previous studies have examined the negative effects of parental burnout on child and adolescent development, limited research has investigated its impact on self-esteem, a critical variable for success across many domains. This study aimed to examine the effects of parental burnout on adolescents' self-esteem, as well as the mediating roles of parental neglect and violence. The study adopted a longitudinal design, collecting data at three separate time points on primary caregivers' parental burnout, adolescents' perceptions of parental neglect and violence, and adolescents' self-esteem levels. Participants were students from a middle school in central China and their primary caregivers (n = 118). Results from cross-lagged model revealed that parental burnout indirectly influenced adolescents' self-esteem through neglect (indirect effect = −0.03, SE = 0.02, p = .01). However, the mediating effect of violence was not significant. This study enriches research on the consequences of parental burnout and provides further evidence on how parental behavior shapes adolescents' self-esteem.

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父母倦怠与青少年自尊：一项纵向研究

父母倦怠是指由于父母需求和资源的长期不平衡而导致的一种特殊综合症。虽然以前的研究已经调查了父母倦怠对儿童和青少年发展的负面影响，但很少有研究调查它对自尊的影响，自尊是许多领域成功的关键变量。本研究旨在探讨父母倦怠对青少年自尊的影响，以及父母忽视和暴力的中介作用。本研究采用纵向设计，在三个不同的时间点收集主要照顾者的父母倦怠、青少年对父母忽视和暴力的感知以及青少年自尊水平的数据。参与者是来自中国中部一所中学的学生及其主要照顾者（n = 118）。交叉滞后模型结果显示，父母倦怠通过忽视间接影响青少年自尊（间接效应= - 0.03,SE = 0.02, p = 0.01）。然而，暴力的中介作用不显著。本研究丰富了对父母倦怠后果的研究，并为父母行为如何塑造青少年自尊提供了进一步的证据。

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Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL-

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology focuses on two key concepts: human development, which refers to the psychological transformations and modifications that occur during the life cycle and influence an individual behavior within the social milieu; and application of knowledge, which is derived from investigating variables in the developmental process. Its contributions cover research that deals with traditional life span markets (age, social roles, biological status, environmental variables) and broadens the scopes of study to include variables that promote understanding of psychological processes and their onset and development within the life span. Most importantly.