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Career Burnout in Parents of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Children: Do Self-Regulation and Resilience Matter?

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Job burnout can lead to serious mental health problems and damage physical health, so it is meaningful to explore the predictors of job burnout. The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between resilience, self-regulation and job burnout of parents of deaf and hard-of-hearing children in mainland China. A questionnaire on resilience, self-regulation and job burnout was conducted for 416 parents of children with deaf and hard of hearing, and the data were analyzed using mplus. The results show that resilience can reduce job burnout, and self-regulation regulates the relationship between resilience and job burnout. This study focuses on the relationship between resilience, self-regulation and job burnout of parents of deaf and hard-of-hearing children in mainland China, and expands the research field of resilience and job burnout. The limitation and influence of this study are also discussed.

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Cheng, S., Li, X. Career Burnout in Parents of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Children: Do Self-Regulation and Resilience Matter?. J Dev Phys Disabil 36, 903–919 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10882-024-09950-y

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