- A new study finds that 66 percent of working parents meet the criteria for having burnout.
- Burnout is when stress and exhaustion overwhelm a person’s ability to function or cope with difficult events.
- The findings are based on a survey of nearly 1,300 parents.
According to new research from The Ohio State University (OSU), many parents are experiencing ‘burnout’ due to stress induced by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The new study finds that 66 percent of working parents during the pandemic met the criteria for parental burnout, which happens when chronic stress and exhaustion overwhelm a parent’s ability to function or cope with stress.
