Exploring the relationship between postnatal depressive symptoms and parental burnout from the perspective of the population and individual level

Parental burnout has become increasingly common, which can lead to a range of adverse outcomes. Postnatal mothers are vulnerable and mothers with high postpartum depression scores may be more prone to parental burnout. This study aims to investigate the association between postnatal depressive sympt...

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Published in:BMC psychiatry 2023-06, Vol.23 (1), p.409-409, Article 409
Main Authors: Huang, Yongqi, Mao, Fangxiang, Zhang, Xuan, Wang, Juan, Xu, Zhaojuan, Cao, Fenglin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Addictive behaviors
Babies
Burn out (Psychology)
Burnout
Burnout, Professional - epidemiology
Burnout, Psychological
Care and treatment
Correlation analysis
Cross-Sectional Studies
Depression - epidemiology
Depression, Postpartum - epidemiology
Diagnosis
Female
Humans
Infant
Latent class analysis
Lead
Likert scale
Mental depression
Mothers
Parental burnout
Parenting
Postnatal depressive symptoms
Postnatal mothers
Postpartum depression
Prevention
Psychiatry
Psychological aspects
Questionnaires
Regression analysis
Response rates
Social aspects
Standard deviation
Validity
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Summary:Parental burnout has become increasingly common, which can lead to a range of adverse outcomes. Postnatal mothers are vulnerable and mothers with high postpartum depression scores may be more prone to parental burnout. This study aims to investigate the association between postnatal depressive symptoms and parental burnout at both the population and individual levels. This study comprised a cross-sectional study design and participants were recruited using convenience sampling. A total of 560 postnatal mothers answered a questionnaire on their general information, postnatal depressive symptoms and parental burnout. Multiple linear regression and binary logistic regression analysis were used to examine the association between postnatal depressive symptoms and parental burnout. Furthermore, latent class analysis was used to identify subtypes of parental burnout. Finally, binary logistic regression was used to examine the differences in postnatal depressive symptoms between latent classes comprising parental burnout. The prevalence of burnout was approximately 10%. At the population level, postnatal depressive symptoms were positively associated with parental burnout (all P 
ISSN:1471-244X
1471-244X
DOI:10.1186/s12888-023-04853-2