IIPB Study 3.1 – Quantitative Study

The quantitative component (Study 3.1) aims to provide updated prevalence estimates of parental burnout across cultures, examine its societal and cultural correlates, and extend previous findings using one of the largest international datasets currently available on parental mental health (N > 17,000 parents).

This study builds on the seminal 42-country investigation of parental burnout and significantly expands both its scope and analytical depth.

In line with open science practices, all study protocols, materials, and analyses have been preregistered and made publicly accessible.

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Access preregistration and materials (OSF)

Open Science Framework
https://osf.io/g7zrs/

A view-only version of the preregistration for the seminal paper is available here:
https://osf.io/zxvu2/overview?view_only=70ff659b1dfd4ace896c774678926d6c​

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IIPB Study 3.2 – Qualitative Study

The qualitative component (Study 3.2) explores how parental exhaustion is experienced and expressed by mothers across more than 25 countries.

This study aims to capture the diversity of lived experiences of parental burnout across cultures, going beyond standardized measures. It specifically examines how the four core dimensions of parental burnout are expressed in different cultural contexts, and identifies culturally specific manifestations and meanings of parental exhaustion.

Using an ongoing thematic analysis, this work seeks to deepen our understanding of parental burnout as a lived experience, and to inform more culturally sensitive conceptualizations, assessments, and interventions.