Profile And Parental Burnout Among Solo Mothers In The Province Of Cavite, Philippines

Abstract

Solo mothers face challenges and stresses that may contribute to exhaustion and eventually parental burnout that affects not only the solo mothers but also their children. The main purpose of this study is to describe parental burnout experience among solo mothers and to determine relationship between parental burnout and the profile of these solo mothers. The study utilized a descriptive correlational research design and purposive sampling technique was used. There were 396 solo mothers who participated in the study by answering the online Parental Burnout Assessment (PBA). Descriptive statistics was used to describe the sample in terms of profiles while correlation analysis was used to determine relationship between profiles and parental burnout dimensions and intensity. Among the solo mothers, 4.55% were identified at risk for parental burnout while 2.78% were identified to be experiencing parental burnout. A statistically significant relationship between the age of only child and risk for parental burnout was found. Sex of an only child was found to be correlated with parental burnout. There is also a statistically significant relationship observed between age and support system of solo mother and Saturation dimension among at-risk group. Similarly, a statistically significant relationship was observed between sex and condition of at-risk solo mother’s three children and Saturation dimension. Finally, it was found out that the sex of a solo mother’s only child is associated with Contrast as well as Saturation dimensions among burnout solo mothers. Nurses play an important role in reventing and addressing parental burnout among solo mothers by dentifying the risk and contributory factors which may affect these women and their children. Also, nurses need to carefully plan and implement holistic nursing care congruent to the needs of these solo mothers.