Daily Exhaustion and Support in Parenting: Impact on the Quality of the Parent–Child Relationship
(2019) Journal of Child and Family Studies — Vol. 28, n° 7, p. 2007-2016 (2019)
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Gillis, Aurélie 
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- Objective: The current study aimed to analyze the effect of parenting-related exhaustion on the quality of the parent-child relationship and to explore the moderating role of partner parental support within this association. Method: The method was based on longitudinal data collection and a multi-informant design in which 157 mothers and 157 fathers completed questionnaires once a day during one week. Our statistical model used structural equation modeling. Results: Analyses revealed that parenting-related exhaustion had a negative impact on the quality of the parent-child relationship both for mothers (β = -.17, p < .05) and fathers (β = -.22, p < .05). Our results also provide evidence that partner parental support plays a role in compensating for deleterious consequences of parenting-related exhaustion among mothers as long as such exhaustion remains at a low level (β = -.26, p < .05). Conclusions: Our results provide support for ongoing research into this topic in relation to both mothers and fathers not only in clinically-referred families but also in ordinary ones, to allow preventive measures to be developed and implemented.
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Gillis, A., & Roskam, I. (2019). Daily Exhaustion and Support in Parenting: Impact on the Quality of the Parent–Child Relationship. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 28(7), 2007-2016. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-019-01428-2 (Original work published 2019)