The Interplay Between Emotion Regulation, Parental Burnout, and Psychological Distress During War: A Longitudinal Study

IF 3.5 1区社会学 Q1 FAMILY STUDIES

Journal of Marriage and Family Pub Date : 2026-10-07 Epub Date: 2026-05-19 DOI:10.1111/jomf.70084

Mor Keleynikov, Dana Lassri, Noga Cohen, Joy Benatov, Reuma Gadassi-Polack

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Abstract

Objective

This study examined whether emotion regulation (ER) strategies during wartime predicted levels of parental distress and burnout at T2, controlling for baseline levels.

Background

Parenting under extreme stress, such as war, increases vulnerability to psychological distress and parental burnout. Although ER strategies like reappraisal, suppression, and rumination are known to influence stress responses, their longitudinal role in war contexts remains underexplored.

Method

A longitudinal study was conducted with 261 Israeli Jewish parents (81% female) who completed self-report measures one month (T1) and seven months (T2) after the outbreak of the 2023 Israel-Hamas war. Measures included parental burnout, psychological distress, and ER strategies. Hierarchical regression analyses assessed whether ER at T1 predicted outcomes at T2, controlling for baseline symptoms, gender, and war exposure (e.g., personal injury or proximity to death/injury of others). Study design and hypotheses were pre-registered.

Results

Psychological distress significantly declined over time, while parental burnout levels remained stable. Reappraisal at T1 predicted a decline in parental burnout at T2, and rumination predicted a smaller decline in psychological distress. Suppression did not significantly predict either outcome.

Conclusion

Reappraisal may protect against prolonged parental burnout, whereas rumination hinders recovery from psychological distress.

Implications

Targeting specific ER tendencies may enhance parental resilience during prolonged exposure to war-related stress.

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战争期间情绪调节、父母倦怠与心理困扰的相互作用：一项纵向研究

目的研究战时情绪调节策略在控制基线水平的情况下，是否能预测父母在T2阶段的焦虑和倦怠水平。在极端压力下养育子女，比如战争，会增加心理困扰和父母倦怠的脆弱性。虽然像重新评估、抑制和反刍这样的ER策略已知会影响应激反应，但它们在战争环境中的纵向作用仍未得到充分探讨。方法对2023年以色列-哈马斯战争爆发后1个月（T1）和7个月（T2）完成自我报告测量的261名以色列犹太父母（81%为女性）进行纵向研究。测量包括父母倦怠、心理困扰和急诊室策略。分层回归分析评估了T1时的ER是否能预测T2时的结果，控制了基线症状、性别和战争暴露（例如，人身伤害或接近他人死亡/受伤）。研究设计和假设是预先登记的。结果随着时间的推移，心理困扰显著下降，父母倦怠水平保持稳定。T1时的重评预示着T2时父母倦怠的下降，反刍预示着心理困扰的较小下降。抑制不能显著预测两种结果。结论重评对父母长期倦怠有保护作用，而反刍则阻碍心理困扰的恢复。针对特定的内质网倾向可能会提高父母在长期暴露于战争相关压力时的复原力。

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Journal of Marriage and Family Multiple-

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12.20

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6.70%

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期刊介绍： For more than 70 years, Journal of Marriage and Family (JMF) has been a leading research journal in the family field. JMF features original research and theory, research interpretation and reviews, and critical discussion concerning all aspects of marriage, other forms of close relationships, and families.In 2009, an institutional subscription to Journal of Marriage and Family includes a subscription to Family Relations and Journal of Family Theory & Review.