Prof. Seyyedeh Fatemeh Mousavi,
Volume 24, Issue 95 (12-2025)
Aim: The present study aimed to study the mediating effect of burnout in the relationship between depression and neuroticism with child rejection in parents. Method: The research method is correlational, so 206 parents (127 mothers and 79 fathers), aged 21-47 years, volunteered to participate in the study using convenience sampling. The measurements included the Persian version of the Parental Burnout Scale (Mousavi et al. 2020), the Neuroticism subscale Gosling et al. (2020), the Parental Rejection subscale (Rohner & Ali, 2020) and Depression Scale (Kroenke et al., 2001). Finding: The results showed that the total effect of neuroticism on parental rejection was not significant (β=.02, p>.05), but the total effect of depression on child rejection was significant (β=.03, p<.001). The results showed that depression (β=.35, p<.01) and neuroticism (β=.16, p<.01) have a significant effect on burnout, the effect of burnout on child rejection was also significant (β=.69, p<.05), the indirect effect of depression (β=.24, CI.95 [.006,.05]) and neuroticism on parental rejection through burnout was also significant (β=.11, CI.95 [.005,.07]). Conclusion: Paying attention to high-risk personality factors such as neuroticism and mood disorders such as depression, which increase the likelihood of burnout in parents, which can lead to negative parenting outcomes such as child rejection of children, is of significant importance in the field of parenting. Therefore, helping parents to recognize and effectively deal with risk factors can provide conditions for constructive parenting and reduce the effects of burnout in parents.
