SynthesisClinical child and family psychology review2025
Parental Stress and Well-Being: A Meta-analysis.
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24 citing papers in PubMed.
- Housing intervention impacts on parenting stress and child problem behaviors among mothers experiencing homelessness.Journal of family psychology : JFP : journal of the Division of Family Psychology of the American Psychological Association (Division 43) · 2026Article
- Psychological Assessment of Parenting Stress and Emotional Support: A Moderated Mediation Model of Psychological Distress and Well-Being Among Childbearing-Age Women with Thyroid Cancer.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Supporting parenting during early childhood with the family check-up online: A randomized clinical trial.Journal of family psychology : JFP : journal of the Division of Family Psychology of the American Psychological Association (Division 43) · 2026Article
- From Foundational Caregiving to Maternal Eudaimonic Well-Being: The Role of Parenting and Interaction Competence.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Help! I Have to Assist My Child With Reading and Spelling: Mothers' Teaching Self-Efficacy and Mother-Child Conflict During Homework.Dyslexia (Chichester, England) · 2026Article
- Perceived Parental Stress in Open Bay Versus Single-Family Rooms in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) · 2026Observational
- Coparenting Closeness and Psychological Distress as Predictors of Life Satisfaction Among Romanian Divorced and Separated Parents.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Children's Internalizing Symptoms and Well-Being: The Role of Parental Anxiety and Health-Related Quality of Life.Pediatric reports · 2026Article
- Parenting and Occupational Therapy: An Exploration of Global Practice.OTJR : occupation, participation and health · 2026Article
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- Parental Psychological Profiles in Autism and Other Developmental Contexts: A Latent Profile Analysis Informing Coordinated Family-Centered Care.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Associations of maternal uncertainty stress and social capital with adolescents' smartphone use behavior: a cross-sectional study from rural China.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Narcissistic Self-Regulation and Norm Framing in Everyday Playground Encounters: Appraisal Processes in a Community-Based Experimental Study of Young Parents.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
- Parental Role Beliefs and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit-Related Stress Among Turkish Parents: A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study.Florence Nightingale journal of nursing · 2026Article
- Work-Family Conflict, Parental Mental Health, and Children's Emotional and Behavioral Difficulties.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Validation and reliability of the Turkish version of the life transition scale for parents of children with disabilities: a methodological study.BMC pediatrics · 2026Article
- Personality moderates associations between personal time and parental well-being.Communications psychology · 2026Article
- Formative Parental Competencies and Parenting Stress as Predictors of Children's Self-Esteem.Psychology in Russia : state of the art · 2026Article
- The burden of care, parenting stress, and navigating welfare services: parents' everyday experiences of young children with autism spectrum disorder.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Bridging clinical care and lived experience: early implementation of longitudinal health-related quality of life monitoring in congenital heart disease.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Article
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Abstract
The current meta-analysis aims to investigate the relationship between parental stress and well-being, by focusing on the positive dimensions of parental well-being, such as happiness and life satisfaction, which are often overlooked in favor of negative outcomes like depression. It also extends the scope beyond specific populations, such as parents of children with special needs, to include parents of typically developing children. This meta-analysis included evidence from cross-sectional, longitudinal, daily diary, and intervention studies. By examining various moderators related to parent and child variables (such as gender, age, job status) and study characteristics, this analysis aims to inform more effective, targeted interventions to enhance parental well-being. Systematic searches of the Web of Science, PubMed, APA PsychNet, Scopus, ProQuest, and Google Scholar databases yielded 86 studies, involving 22,108 parents of children aged 0 to 18 years. The PROSPERO registration number for this study is CRD42023428750. Elected outcomes were continuous self-report measures to assess stress and well-being of parents. Our findings indicated a significant negative medium-sized association between parental stress and well-being (r = - .40), i.e., greater parental stress was robustly linked to reduced well-being. Higher-quality studies reported stronger stress-well-being associations, underscoring the role of methodological rigor in producing reliable estimates. Additionally, studies utilizing the Parental Stress Index (PSI) demonstrated stronger associations, highlighting its utility as a validated measure for capturing parental stress. Overall, these findings emphasize the need for evidence-based prevention and intervention programs to address parental stress and improve well-being.
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