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Introduction: Burnout and mental health disorders in parents can have significant implications for families. Little is known about these conditions in working parents. The purpose of this study was to identify the prevalence and mental health risk factors for working parent burnout., Method: De-identified data were collected on a convenience sample of 1285 working parents through an online survey., Results: Sixty-five percent of working parents reported burnout. Depression, anxiety, attention deficient hyperactivity disorder, abuse, or history of a mental health disorder in the parent were significantly correlated with parental burnout. Anxiety, attention deficient hyperactivity disorder, presence of a mental health disorder in the child, or if parents thought their child might have a mental health disorder were significantly correlated with parent burnout. Parental burnout was significantly associated with greater risk of child maltreatment., Discussion: This study provides insight into the prevalence and mental health risk factors for parental burnout specific to the working parent., Competing Interests: CONFLICTS OF INTEREST Bernadette Melnyk owns the company COPE2Thrive, LLC, which disseminates her evidence-based Creating Opportunities for Personal Empowerment programs. The remaining authors have none to report. The authors would like to thank Jinjian Mu for his collaboration in this paper's initial analysis., (Copyright © 2024 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)

Introduction: Parental burnout is an underrecognized condition with adverse consequences for parents and children. The objective of this study was to determine the psychometric properties of a new scale, the Working Parent Burnout Scale, and a concurrent one-item assessment., Method: A cross-sectional survey was conducted. The sample included parents (N = 1,285) living with children < 18 years. Content, face, construct, and predictive validity and reliability were established., Results: Cronbach α was 0.90 with the elimination of item four on the scale. All factor loadings were > 0.40. The one-factor model was supported by confirmatory factor analysis. The Pearson r correlation was 0.59 for the total score on the original 10-item burnout scale (item 4 excluded) and the one-item assessment., Discussion: These are the first known scales to measure working parent burnout. By better identifying parental burnout, preventive and interventional approaches can be initiated to enhance parent and child outcomes., (Copyright © 2022 National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)