Abstract
to map available evidence on parental burnout theme. scoping review as according to the Joanna Briggs Institute. Search in January 2021, in six databases of publications in English, Portuguese or Spanish, without time limits. Data extracted and descriptively analyzed by three independent researchers. 374 articles were identified and 20 were included in the final sample, all published in English, from 2017 onwards. Parental burnout is a complex, multifactorial problem, distinct from burnout cases, depressive symptoms and other mental health alterations. It affects 0.2 to 20% of parents, has validated and suitable instruments for measurement; if not treated, can have consequences on marital life, work relationships, child neglect and violence. this is a recent theme that needs to be explored, due to the possible impact on children's and families' health and on parents' work processes. Protocol registered in the Open Science Framework (https://osf.io/jd7vk).
Highlights
Parenting is how parents or caregivers take care of their children
The concept of burnout emerged in scientific circles in the second half of the 20th century and brings as defining characteristics three dimensions: physical and emotional exhaustion; depersonalization in relation to aspects of work; and ineffectiveness, which refers to incompetence, lack of achievement and productivity at work[2]
The instrument consisted of 50 items, with responses in a Likert-type scale, divided into three subscales: I- emotional exhaustion; II – emotional distance and III – parents’ loss of fulfillment
Summary
Parenting is how parents or caregivers take care of their children. There is no clear evidence that the genetic relationship between parents and children is significantly more advantageous when it comes to attachment. Parenting or parental responsibilities as parents in the care and upbringing of children is an exhausting work that requires time and, often at the expense of self-care deprivations, which can induce stress, make it chronic and cause physical and emotional exhaustion[3,4]. This scenario has become even more critical with the COVID-19 pandemic, which imposed stressors on the world that threaten health, safety and economic well-being, causing negative impacts on children and families[5]
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