ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Psychol.
Sec. Human Developmental Psychology
Volume 16 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1646124
Exploring the "Family-Community" Co-Parenting Model to Alleviate Parental Burnout: A Case Study of Xi'an, China
Provisionally accepted
- 1Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, Ministry of Education, Northwest University, Xi’an, China
- 2Northwest University, Xi'an, China
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This study investigates the influence mechanisms of community environments (CE) on parental burnout (PB) among parents of preschool-aged children (0–6 years) in Xi'an, China, while we controlled for family environments (FE). We propose a hypothetical framework examining the relationships among FE, CE, outdoor parenting activities (outdoor PA), positive parenting emotions (positive PE), and PB. Data were collected through an online survey using a professional questionnaire survey platform (Questionnaire Star) from November 2024 to February 2025, yielding 308 valid responses. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was employed to test the hypothesized relationships. Results indicate that CE indirectly alleviates PB by promoting outdoor PA, whereas FE plays a more central role in directly reducing PB. This study highlights the effectiveness of a "Family-Community" co-parenting model in mitigating PB. The study provides provides novel insights by integrating PB and positive PE within the same framework, revealing their, multidimensional interactions. The findings provide empirical evidence for developing family policies and community services aimed at alleviating PB in urban settings.
Keywords: parental burnout1, community environment2, family-community co-parenting3, positive parenting emotions4, outdoor parenting activities5
Received: 13 Jun 2025; Accepted: 28 Aug 2025.
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* Correspondence: Baoxin Zhai, Northwest University, Xi'an, China
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