Book of Abstracts

The aim of the present study was to assess the significance of relationships between parental burnout and perfectionism, general self-efficacy, and life satisfaction. Additionally, mothers and childless women were compared in terms of the intensity of the studied variables. The study involved 1,417 women, including 874 mothers (Mage = 35.97; SD = 6.15) and 543 women without children (Mage = 27.61; SD = 7.28). The following psychometric instruments were used: the General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSES), the Adaptive and Maladaptive Perfectionism Questionnaire (KPAD), the Parental Burnout Assessment (PBA), and the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS). Mann–Whitney U tests revealed that mothers scored significantly lower on both maladaptive perfectionism (rg = .16) and adaptive perfectionism (rg = .24) compared to women without children. No significant differences were found in general self-efficacy or life satisfaction between the two groups (p > .05). In the group of mothers, parental burnout was significantly associated with lower life satisfaction (rho = –.467), higher levels of maladaptive perfectionism (rho = .525), and lower self-efficacy (rho = –.298). Life satisfaction was negatively correlated with maladaptive perfectionism (rho = –.446) and positively with self-efficacy (rho = .342). Self-efficacy was strongly negatively associated with maladaptive perfectionism (rho = –.464) and positively with adaptive perfectionism (rho = .311). All p-values < .001. These findings highlight the potential value of parental burnout prevention strategies aimed at strengthening realistic standards and a sense of personal agency, which may play an important role in promoting maternal mental well-being.