Burned-out Fathers and Untold Stories: Mixed Methods Investigation of the Demands and Resources of Finnish Fathers

Although parental burnout has been acknowledged as a unique psychological condition that can have serious consequences to families, most research so far conducted with mothers. The present study investigated how the descriptions of parenting-related demands and resources differ between burned-out non-burned-out fathers. Furthermore, we examined what kinds support or services fathers need increase their wellbeing parents. participants were 10 highest level symptoms, 14 lowest symptom, out 158 who answered questionnaire. qualitative open-ended answers analyzed using hierarchical thematic analysis accounts compared. quantitative regarding stress-factors compared two groups. results showed experienced more than reported needing financial, practical, social support. Compared fathers, often being dissatisfied society, having difficulties integrating work family life, strained by everyday life children. similar both consisted mainly happiness be used in generating for