Parental Burnout During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Risk Factors and Predictors

NCT04442386 | Unknown DMC

• 1 other identifier: REK125510-15
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 1,500
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

The present study seeks to investigate the levels of parental burnout in the general parental population during the COVID-19 pandemic. Parental burnout is measured three months following (T2) the initiated viral mitigation protocols in Norway, a period where schools and kindergartens were closed, involving a period of home isolation for parents with their children. The burden of parents during this period is thought to have increased, as they were expected to conduct their own work virtually where possible, while at the same time acting as teachers for their children. The study aims to investigate the level of burnout among parents after months of viral mitigation strategies involved in the pandemic, in addition to predictors of parental burnout measured at (T1) are associated with parental burnout after three months (T2). Hypothesis and research question: Research Question 1: What is the level of parental burnout in the general parental population three months following initiated viral mitigation protocols (i.e., physical distancing) as compared to other similar pre-pandemic samples? Hypothesis 1: Parental burnout will be higher in the present sample three months into the pandemic as compared to similar pre-pandemic samples in similar populations. Hypothesis 2: Levels of parental stress, parental satisfaction, general self-efficacy, positive metacognitions, negative metacognitions, unhelpful coping strategies, marital quality and insomnia, all at T2 will significantly predict levels of parental burnout at T2. Exploratory: Do the predictors parental stress, parental satisfaction, general self-efficacy, positive metacognitions, negative metacognitions, unhelpful coping strategies, all at baseline (T1), predict parental burnout at T2, beyond and above these same aforementioned predictors at T2 and pre-existing mental health condition, age, gender, and education? Exploratory: Levels of parental burnout will be explored across subgroups in the sample.

Conditions

Parental Burnout

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• The Parental Burnout Inventory (PBI)

  The Parental Burnout Inventory (PBI) (Roskam et al., 2017) consists of 22 items related to three divisions of parental burnout: Personal Accomplishment, Emotional Exhaustion and Emotional Distancing. The inventory is rated on a seven-point Likert-scale ranging from never (0) to every day (6). Higher scores indicate greater parental burnout severity, and scores above 88 are considered as the cut-off for parental burnout (Roskam et al., 2017).

  Data is set to be collected starting from 22nd of June until enough data has been collected. The data collection period will last no longer than three weeks

Interventions

Prospective study with two measurement points investigating the impact of viral mitigation protocols on parental burnout OTHER

Prospective study with two measurement points investigating the impact of viral mitigation protocols on parental burnout

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Gender Eligibility Details: Both Biological Sex and self-representation of gender are measured
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

All parents above 18 years residing in Norway and thus experiencing identical mitigation protocols are invited to participate the study, reaching randomly online with an equal opportunity of participating.

You may qualify if:

• Eligible participants are all parents
• Currently living in Norway and thus experiencing identical mitigation strategies
• That provide digital consent to partake in the study

You may not qualify if:

• Adults not residing in Norway during the measurement period
• Non-parents

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Oslo: lead
• Modum Bad: collaborator

Related Publications (1)

• Roskam I, Raes ME, Mikolajczak M. Corrigendum: Exhausted Parents: Development and Preliminary Validation of the Parental Burnout Inventory. Front Psychol. 2018 Jan 30;9:73. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00073. eCollection 2018.

  PMID: 29403419 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Prospective Studies

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Cohort Studies; Epidemiologic Studies; Epidemiologic Study Characteristics; Epidemiologic Methods; Investigative Techniques; Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms; Quality of Health Care; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation; Public Health; Environment and Public Health

Study Officials

• Nora Paulsen Skjerdingstad, Cand.psychol. stud

  University of Oslo

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Miriam Sinkerud Johnson, PhD

  Oslo Metropolitan University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Sverre Urnes Johnson, PhD

  University of Oslo

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Asle Hoffart, PhD

  Modum Bad

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Omid V. Ebrahimi, Double PhD Candidate

  University of Oslo

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Omid V. Ebrahimi, Double PhD Candidate

CONTACT

+47-22845295; omideb@uio.no

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Mr.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 19, 2020
• First Posted: June 22, 2020
• Study Start: June 22, 2020
• Primary Completion: July 13, 2020
• Study Completion: July 13, 2020
• Last Updated: June 23, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-06