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International Journal of
Population Studies COVID-19 effects on parent burnout

February 2, 2021, for the research related to COVID-19 Table 1. Participant characteristics
from the Türkiye Ministry of Health’s Scientific Research
Platform. Data collection was carried out through online Characteristics %
questionnaire platforms (Google Forms). Self-report scales Sample size 584
were distributed on social media (e.g., on Instagram) and Gender
among the social networks with E-mail. Research data Mother 57.0
were collected using Google survey method. An informed Father 43.0
consent form explaining the aims and procedures of the Parent’s age
study was provided online to the participants before 25 – 35 23.1
collecting the data. The Google survey was designed
to allow participants to read the questions of the scales 36 – 45 58.0
used in the research after they read the informed consent 46 – 61 18.8
form and ticked the button stating that they agreed to Number of children
participate in the research. Participants who gave consent 1 25.7
completed the scales in approximately 20 – 25 min. No 2 44.2
personally identifiable information was requested from ≥3 30.1
the participants. The research group consists of a total of Youngest child’s age
584 participants, of which 333 (57.0%) are mothers and 0 – 5 47.3
251 (43.0%) are fathers, who were between the ages of
25 and 61 (M = 39.93; SD = 6.33). A big majority of the ≥6 52.7
age
participants (91%) lived in the metropolitan cities (Istanbul, Gender of children
Ankara, Bursa, Antalya, Izmir, and others), while 9% Only girls 24.7
resided in other cities. Parents were included in the study Only boys 30.8
on the condition that they had at least 1 child living with Both girl/boy 44.5
them, who were over 18 years old, at the time of survey. Education level
The forms of the participants from outside of Türkiye were High school and below 22.3
not included in the analysis. Research data were collected
from March 2021 to April 2021, when the COVID-19 University 56.5
restrictions in Türkiye were still in effect. Detailed Postgraduate 21.2
information about the demographic characteristics and Perception of emotional relationship with spouse
COVID-19 experiences of the participants is presented in Fair to very poor 13.4
Table 1. Good 46.7

2.2. Measuring instruments Excellent 38.0
Employment status
2.2.1. Personal information form
Employed 61.6
Participants were asked about their gender, age, number of Unemployed 38.4
children, age of children, gender of children, employment Work form during the COVID-19 pandemic
status, education level, and their perception of the Full-time or part-time from home or work place 34.8
emotional relationship with their spouse. In addition to
sociodemographic information, questions about the Full-time from work place 26.9
COVID-19 experiences were asked to examine the effect Work hours per day during the COVID-19 pandemic
of COVID-19 on parent burnout. These questions include 0 – 4 h 11.3
whether they or their relatives had been diagnosed with 5 – 8 h 33.2
COVID-19, whether one or more of their relatives died ≥ 9 h 17.1
from COVID-19, forms of work (full-time or part-time, Diagnosis of COVID-19 in the person and/or his/her family
work from home, and work place), working hours per day, Yes 46.1
and the time they spent with their children.
No 53.9
2.2.2. International Personality Inventory Short Death in family/relatives due to COVID-19
Version (IPISV) Yes 17.6
The IPISV is a self-report scale consisting of 50 questions, No 82.4
which was developed by Lewis Goldberg within the scope of (Cont'd...)

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