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Population Studies COVID-19 effects on parent burnout

(X ̅ = 9.25) were found to be significantly lower than the 3.3. Predictors of parent burnout
other subcategories (X ̅ = 14.69; X ̅ = 14.41). The mean score Sequential regression analysis was conducted to determine
of those working at home part-time or full-time during the predictors of the parent burnout. The results are
the pandemic (X ̅ = 14.91) is significantly higher than displayed in Table 4. As shown in Table 4, the established
those working at a full-time in the workplace (X ̅ = 9.55). regression model was found to be statistically significant
The average score of the participants who worked for 9 h (F(3,580) = 23,647; p < 0.001). The big five personality
or more (X ̅ = 9.34) was found to be significantly lower traits were entered into Step 1. In the established
than the others (X ̅ = 15.58; X ̅ = 13.22). Finally, the mean model, emotional instability (t(580) = 6.221; p < 0.001),
score (X ̅ = 14.19) of the participants who spent more conscientiousness (t(580) = −3.127; p < 0.01), and
than 9 h with their child was significantly higher than the introversion (t(580) = 2.760; p < 0.01) were found to be
others (X ̅ = 11.89; X ̅ = 11.47). significant parameters. The perfectionism, which was

3.2. Correlations between study variables entered into Step 2 after personality traits, was not included
in the model. About 8% of the total PBA score is explained
The relationships between parent burnout and personality by the emotional instability, 2% by the conscientiousness,
traits and perfectionism were examined using Pearson and 1% by the introversion scores. Three variables together
correlation analysis. The results are presented in Table 3. explain 11% of the variance. According to these results,
There is a low level, positive, statistically significant the level of parent burnout was positively predicted by
correlation between PBA and emotional instability the increase in the emotional instability and introversion
(r = 0.28; p < 0.001), introversion (r = 0.19; p < 0.01), scores, but negatively predicted by the increase in the
hostility (r = 0.10; p < 0.001) BTPS-SF (r = 0.12; p < 0.01), level of responsibility. Perfectionism and self-critical
and self-critical perfectionism (r = 0.16; p < 0.001). There perfectionism, which were related in the correlation
is a low, negative, statistically significant relationship analysis, did not contribute to the prediction of burnout
between PBA and extraversion (r = −0.16; p < 0.01), and after controlling for personality traits.
conscientiousness (r = −0.15; p < 0.01).
To obtain more statistically significant results, the 4. Discussion
“unconscientious” subdimension of IPISV was not The present study was the first, to the best of our knowledge,
included in the analysis because it has low reliability and to examine the influence of both sociodemographic and
was thought that the “conscientiousness,” the other end COVID-19 related factors, as well as dispositional factors
of the dimension, might explain the relationship between (personality traits of parent), on parent burnout for
this personality trait and other variables. Since the study Turkish parents. Our results showed that the level of parent
sample was large, values with a correlation coefficient of burnout differed according to gender. Parent burnout
0.10 and above were interpreted as significant. among mothers was higher than among fathers.

Table 3. Pearson correlations between study variables

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
1 1
2 0.66 c 1
3 0.71 c 0.56 c 1
4 0.89 c 0.86 c 0.86 c 1
5 0.05 0.16 c 0.07 0.12 b 1
6 0.27 c 0.42 c 0.33 c 0.40 c 0.28 c 1
7 0.03 −0.13 b −0.03 −0.06 −0.16 c −0.21 c 1
8 0.01 0.22 c 0.03 0.11 c 0.19 c 0.22 c −0.55 c 1
9 0.08 0.01 −0.09 a −0.01 −0.04 −0.01 0.52 c −0.26 c 1
10 −0.00 0.07 0.12 b 0.07 0.10 a 0.09 a −0.34 c 0.33 c −0.46 c 1
11 0.28 c 0.09 a 0.11 b 0.18 c −0.15 c −0.02 0.22 c −0.15 c 0.25 c −0.16 c 1
12 0.27 c 0.15 c 0.25 c 0.25 c −0.03 0.06 0.24 c −0.08 0.18 c −0.10 a 0.24 c 1
Notes: 1: Rigid perfectionism; 2: Self-critical perfectionism; 3: Narcissistic perfectionism; 4: BTPS-SF; 5: PBA; 6: Emotional instability; 7: Extroversion;
8: İntroversion; 9: Agreeableness; 10: Hostility; 11: Conscientiousness; 12: Openness to experience. *p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001.

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