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Parental stress and life satisfaction: A comparative study of social services users and nonusers from a gender perspective

Year: 2022

Type: article

Abstract: The psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the Parental Stress Scale (PSS) scale have not been verified on the Spanish population. Similarly, the literature on gender differences and parental stress is inconclusive, and there is little evidence of their relationship with life satisfaction. To analyze the psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the PSS scale, (2) to examine possible gender differences, and (3) to study the relationship between parental stress (PS) and parental rewards (PR) and satisfaction with life (SWL) attending to the possible moderating effect of gender. These objectives were examined in samples comprising Social Services Users (SSU) ( N = 525; 78.3% female; M age = 38.3) and non‐SSU users ( N = 421; 41.1% male; M age = 37.08). A CFA corroborated a two‐factor structure: PS and PR. In the SSU sample, mothers showed higher PS and lower PR. However, PR was also higher in mothers from the non‐SSU sample compared to fathers. PR and PS were directly related to SWL in the SSU sample. However, gender moderated the relationship between PR and SWL in the non‐SSU sample in the case of mothers. The results are discussed considering gender roles and the characteristics of both samples.

Source: Journal of Community Psychology

DOI: 10.1002/jcop.22907

Authors: Olga Gómez‐Ortiz, Ana Rubio, Andrea Roldán‐Barrios, Pilar Ridao, e Isabel López‐Verdugo

Institutions: University of Córdoba, Universidad de Sevilla

Language: English

Topic: Family Dynamics and Relationships

Subfield: Demography

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,350