Parental Burnout and Child Maltreatment During the COVID-19 Pandemic

The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has spread across the United States, resulting in significant changes in almost all aspects daily life. These changes place parents at increased risk for parental burnout. Parental burnout is a chronic condition resulting from high levels of parenting-related stress...

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Main Author: Griffith, Annette K. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2022
In: Journal of family violence
Year: 2022, Volume: 37, Issue: 5, Pages: 725-731
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Keywords:
Covid-19
Neglect
Abuse
Child Maltreatment
Parental burnout
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Summary:The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has spread across the United States, resulting in significant changes in almost all aspects daily life. These changes place parents at increased risk for parental burnout. Parental burnout is a chronic condition resulting from high levels of parenting-related stress due to a mismatch between the demands of parenting and the resources available for parents to meet those demands. Research on parental burnout has suggested that parents who experience burnout are more likely to engage in child abuse and neglect, placing children at risk for detrimental short- and long-term outcomes. The purpose of this paper is to review the concept of parental burnout, discuss parental burnout in the context of the current COVID-19 pandemic, and focus specifically on the effects of child maltreatment. Implications for practitioners will be discussed.
ISSN:1573-2851
DOI:10.1007/s10896-020-00172-2