Validation of the Lithuanian Version of the Parental Burnout Assessment (PBA-LT)

Background. Parenting is both a complex and stressful activity. When parenting stress severely and chronically overwhelms parents’ resources to cope, parental burnout occurs. The purpose of this study was to validate the Parental Burnout Assessment (PBA) for researching a Lithuanian sample of paren...

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Main Authors: Aelita Bredelytė, Brigita Kreivinienė, Egidijus Skarbalius
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Language:English
Published: Vilnius University Press 2025-03-01
Series:Social Welfare: Interdisciplinary Approach
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Online Access:https://www.journals.vu.lt/social-welfare/article/view/36041
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author Aelita Bredelytė
Brigita Kreivinienė
Egidijus Skarbalius
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Egidijus Skarbalius
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description Background. Parenting is both a complex and stressful activity. When parenting stress severely and chronically overwhelms parents’ resources to cope, parental burnout occurs. The purpose of this study was to validate the Parental Burnout Assessment (PBA) for researching a Lithuanian sample of parents. Methods. Questionnaire included demographics, Parental Burnout Assessment, Emotional Regulation Questionnaire, and Co-parental Cooperation tool. The data were collected from a sample of 208 Lithuanian parents. Results. The value for Cronbach’s alpha in Lithuania was high and similar to other studies. Confirmatory factorial analysis confirmed the four-factor structure of the PBA. The average parental burnout reported was higher than in other studies. The correlations of the PBA-LT with other variables replicate previous studies and serve as evidence for the validity. Younger age, having a child aged 0–4 years, not having a paid professional activity, suppression of emotions, and not having emotion regulation skills are the risk factors of parental burnout. Conclusions. The study supports the high internal consistency of PBA-LT, and the four-factor structure of the PBA-LT has been confirmed.
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spelling doaj-art-5f227fc233424bdfbf6bbdafcab94f052025-08-20T03:18:08ZengVilnius University PressSocial Welfare: Interdisciplinary Approach2424-38762025-03-011510.15388/SW.2025.15.1Validation of the Lithuanian Version of the Parental Burnout Assessment (PBA-LT)Aelita Bredelytė0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5782-0937Brigita Kreivinienė1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3316-096XEgidijus Skarbalius2https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6634-2642Klaipėda UniversityKlaipėda UniversityKlaipėda University Background. Parenting is both a complex and stressful activity. When parenting stress severely and chronically overwhelms parents’ resources to cope, parental burnout occurs. The purpose of this study was to validate the Parental Burnout Assessment (PBA) for researching a Lithuanian sample of parents. Methods. Questionnaire included demographics, Parental Burnout Assessment, Emotional Regulation Questionnaire, and Co-parental Cooperation tool. The data were collected from a sample of 208 Lithuanian parents. Results. The value for Cronbach’s alpha in Lithuania was high and similar to other studies. Confirmatory factorial analysis confirmed the four-factor structure of the PBA. The average parental burnout reported was higher than in other studies. The correlations of the PBA-LT with other variables replicate previous studies and serve as evidence for the validity. Younger age, having a child aged 0–4 years, not having a paid professional activity, suppression of emotions, and not having emotion regulation skills are the risk factors of parental burnout. Conclusions. The study supports the high internal consistency of PBA-LT, and the four-factor structure of the PBA-LT has been confirmed. https://www.journals.vu.lt/social-welfare/article/view/36041burnoutLithuaniaparentalPBApsychometric validation
spellingShingle Aelita Bredelytė
Brigita Kreivinienė
Egidijus Skarbalius
Validation of the Lithuanian Version of the Parental Burnout Assessment (PBA-LT)
Social Welfare: Interdisciplinary Approach
burnout
Lithuania
parental
PBA
psychometric validation
title Validation of the Lithuanian Version of the Parental Burnout Assessment (PBA-LT)
title_full Validation of the Lithuanian Version of the Parental Burnout Assessment (PBA-LT)
title_fullStr Validation of the Lithuanian Version of the Parental Burnout Assessment (PBA-LT)
title_full_unstemmed Validation of the Lithuanian Version of the Parental Burnout Assessment (PBA-LT)
title_short Validation of the Lithuanian Version of the Parental Burnout Assessment (PBA-LT)
title_sort validation of the lithuanian version of the parental burnout assessment pba lt
topic burnout
Lithuania
parental
PBA
psychometric validation
url https://www.journals.vu.lt/social-welfare/article/view/36041
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