Chen Minglong, Bai Yashuang, Fu Mingqi, Huang Ning, Ahmed Farooq, Shahid Muhammad, Wang Xiaohua, Liu Chengbin, Feng Xing Lin, Guo Jing
Department of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing, China.
Center for Social Security Studies, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Front Psychiatry. 2022 Mar 22;13:819199. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.819199. eCollection 2022.
The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused numerous unexpected changes for families and societies, which have likely contributed to higher amounts of stress for most parents. This study aimed to examine the relationship between burnout and mental health among parents during the COVID-19. Pandemic exposure and household factors (e.g., family structure, family function) were examined as moderators. An online cross-sectional survey recruiting 1,209 adults was conducted from April 21st to April 28th, 2020 during the COVID-19 lockdown in China. The multivariable linear regression analysis was employed to test the association between burnout, household factors, and mental health among parents. Findings suggested that for parents with a young child, poorer mental health was related to a higher level of burnout (β = 0.220, < 0.001) and greater exposure to the pandemic. Mothers of a single and/or young child had considerably poorer mental health. Moreover, the relationship between mental health and burnout among parents was significantly moderated by epidemic exposure (β = 2.561, < 0.001), family structure (number of children: β = -1.257, < 0.001; first child age: β=-1.116, < 0.001) and family function (β = -0.574, < 0.05). This study indicated that burnout symptoms were significantly associated with worse mental health among parents in China. Besides, exposure to the pandemic, family structure, and family function was found to moderate the association between burnout and mental health among parents. Therefore, the present study stressed enhanced access to mental health resources and emotional supports for parents during a public crisis to reduce the deleterious effects of burnout.
2019年冠状病毒病（COVID-19）大流行给家庭和社会带来了许多意想不到的变化，这可能导致大多数父母承受更大的压力。本研究旨在探讨COVID-19期间父母的倦怠与心理健康之间的关系。将接触大流行情况和家庭因素（如家庭结构、家庭功能）作为调节因素进行研究。在2020年4月21日至4月28日中国COVID-19封锁期间，开展了一项招募1209名成年人的在线横断面调查。采用多变量线性回归分析来检验父母的倦怠、家庭因素与心理健康之间的关联。研究结果表明，对于有幼儿的父母来说，较差的心理健康与更高水平的倦怠（β = 0.220，<0.001）以及更多地接触大流行情况有关。单身和/或有幼儿的母亲心理健康状况明显较差。此外，父母的心理健康与倦怠之间的关系受到疫情接触情况（β = 2.561，<0.001）、家庭结构（子女数量：β = -1.257，<0.001；头胎年龄：β = -1.116，<0.001）和家庭功能（β = -0.574，<0.05）的显著调节。本研究表明，在中国，倦怠症状与父母较差的心理健康显著相关。此外，发现接触大流行情况、家庭结构和家庭功能会调节父母的倦怠与心理健康之间的关联。因此，本研究强调在公共危机期间应增加父母获得心理健康资源和情感支持的机会，以减少倦怠的有害影响。
