The novel coronavirus in the Philippines was first
identified in January 2020, causing notable changes in
Filipino parents’ life. Parenting in the pandemic increased
the chances of developing parental burnout syndrome due to
different parental roles and other responsibilities, which was
a unique experience since the pandemic is something new to
all of us. The respondents of the study are 189 Filipino
parents with school aged children who were recruited using
different social media platforms. The random sampling
method was used for the quantitative and purposive
sampling for the qualitative part of the study. A mixed
method sequential explanatory design was applied. The
result showed that the selected Filipino parents of this study
experienced parental burnout. Concerning the three
dimensions of parental burnout, it was reported that
majority of the respondents experienced exhaustion; The
profile variables that affect the development of parental
burnout include parenting status, work arrangement, and
time for leisure. The overall model of regression analysis
such as monthly household income, iii parenting status,
number of children, work arrangement, and time for leisure
may significantly predict the parental burnout. It was found
in the study that a significant difference existed between the
level of parental burnout among Filipino parents during the
COVID-19 Pandemic and parenting status, work
arrangement, and time for leisure. There was no significant
difference between the level of parental burnout and monthly
household income and the total number of children. A
qualitative study was also conducted on 15 Filipino parents
who scored high, average, and low on the Parental Burnout
Inventory (PBI). Twelve of them are mothers while three are
fathers. Three major themes were derived from the
qualitative interview. These were bonding and
connectedness, distance learning struggles, and adjustment
with two sub-themes which are stress and challenge.
Keywords :
COVID-19, Parental Burnout, Lived Experiences Of Parents, Balance Between Risk And Resources Theory Of Parental Burnout, Family Stress Model.