Parental Burnout and Adolescents'Problem Behavior:the Mediation of Family Function and the Moderation of Co-parenting
The present study was aimed to examine the effects and underlying mechanism of parental burnout on adolescents'problem behavior,as well as the mediating role of family function and the moderating role of co-parenting.Data was collected from 364 junior high school students and their primary caregivers.The results showed that:(1)parental burnout showed negative associations with family function,and positive associations with problem behaviors;(2)Family function mediated the relationship between parental burnout and adolescents'problem behaviors;(3)Co-parenting moderated the relationship between parental burnout and family function,and the moderated mediation model was supported.The results revealed the mechanism of parental burnout on adolescents'problem behaviors and had important implications for prevention of parental burnout and adolescents'problem behaviors.