Mindfulness- and compassion-based interventions for parental burnout: Testing mediators and moderators in a randomized controlled trial among mothers of preschoolers
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications July 24, 2026 Yuan Zheng, Xiaomin Chang, M Q Zhang et al.
The mediators and moderators of the effect of mindfulness- and compassion-based interventions (MCBIs) on parental burnout are not yet well understood. This study examined the impact of an MCBI on parental burnout in China, investigated the mediating roles of parenting stress, mindful parenting, and self-compassion, and explored the moderating effects of baseline mindful parenting, baseline...