1. Call for papers
We welcome contributions about parental burnout from researchers from all disciplines aiming to learn, share and contribute to the further development of the field. We, therefore, invite contributions on the following subtopics:
Cross Cultural Focus
Parenthood and parenting practices are embedded within cultures. Parent beliefs, gender norms, and cultural values shape how individuals and families are involved in parenting and child-rearing. Studies, thus far, have been able to highlight the role of cultural values in the experience of parental burnout. However, many other questions are yet to be answered regarding the role and influence of culture in this phenomenon.
(Post) Pandemic Insights
Research on families experiences during and after the pandemic has been extensive. The impacts of the pandemic and what lessons can be learned have yet to be discussed. On this strand, we call for submissions that help us describe the parental burnout experiences during or due to the pandemic and help us frame what we can derive regarding policies, strategies, and interventions.
Families in Adverse Conditions (e.g., migrants, refugees, poverty, climate change)
Families in adverse conditions, such as displaced families due to migration, are confronted with many challenges. Risk and resilience mechanisms need to be studied and identified to promote the adaptation of these families to a new and often hostile context, preventing parental burnout.
Family Diversity and Gender Roles
The family landscape in the 21st century is colourful and diverse. Traditional nuclear families coexist nowadays with other family configurations such as childfree families, polyamorous families, LGBTQ+ families, single parents, blended families, adoptive families or multicultural families. Challenges, such as parental burnout, faced by these family configurations, as well as the evolution of gender roles within families, need to be studied and identified to promote change in an inclusive way.
(Co)parenting, Family Processes and Child Outcomes
Family processes can hinder or protect against parental burnout. While the quality, structure, and type of (co)parenting relationships are factors that play a role in this experience, other family processes, including but not limited to emotional regulation, mutual support, work-family balance, and solidarity exchanges, are also relevant. Additionally, the linkages of parental burnout to children’s development, behaviour, and adjustment are important issues to be studied. This strand aims to engage researchers focusing on this topic.
Conceptualization and Assessment of Parental Burnout
This strand aims to encompass empirical and theoretical works regarding parental burnout concepts and interrelated constructs (e.g., parental regret; guilt)
Alongside conceptualization, the measurement of parental burnout is an essential aspect. While validity studies of the existing instruments across different cultural settings are a necessary aspect of the research on parental burnout, we call for papers proposing additional insights on measurement, including qualitative approaches.
Training, Intervention, and Policy Making
The training in Parental Burnout: Diagnostic and Treatment developed by the IIPB Consortium aims to train professionals to intervene in crises arising from the characteristics of parenthood in the 21st century, and to be able to diagnose the symptoms of parental burnout, its consequences, prevent this burnout and reduce parental stress, among other valencies. The sharing of training practices and intervention situations, as well as the suggestion of policy measures to prevent BP situations, are important in this context.
2. Submission Formats
Authors are encouraged to submit proposals for presentation as poster, oral presentation or presentations included in symposium. Abstracts must be submitted and presented in English.
Abstracts on individual papers for oral presentations should report well-designed research with clearly sustained research questions as well as preliminary or final results. In the case of a research synthesis or review (systematic review, meta-analysis) focused on topics relevant to the conference, a well-developed aim, research question, and method should be presented. Please consider that oral presentations are limited to works with results.
Abstracts on posters should report well-designed research with clearly sustained research questions and can include preliminary, expected, or final results. Validation studies should be submitted as posters. Posters are expected to be organized in flash sessions of 5 min, where the author will present the poster to the audience.
Abstracts on symposia should be thematically coherent and integrate research presentations on important topics in the parental burnout field, at least from three different countries.
The number of submissions is limited to 2 as first/presenting author. There are no limits to the presentations that one can co-author and no limits to the role of the discussant.
At least one presenting author for each accepted submission must be registered for the conference.
Poster or Individual oral presentation
Submissions for Poster or Individual oral presentations should include the author(s) name(s) and affiliation(s), title, keywords, and a blind abstract with no more than 300 words. This abstract should present the research question(s), describe the methods and results, and briefly discuss the findings and implications. A reference list is not required.
Symposium
Symposium organisers are expected to gather 4 presentations around a specific topic. We encourage symposium organisers to include four participants from at least three different countries and one discussant (that may be one of the organisers).
The submissions for a Symposium should be done by one or two organisers. They should include a summary, outlining the common elements of the papers (maximum 300 words), and an abstract with no more than 300 words for each paper. These abstracts should present the research question(s), describe the methods and results, and briefly discuss the findings and implications. A reference list is not required.
The scientific committee reserves the possibility of suggesting a presentation format different from the one the author proposes.
3. How to submit your work?
1) To submit, go to the website.
2) Create your account using your email address as your username. Please be aware that the information you enter when creating your account will be used for official communication and for emitting attendance certificates. Please ensure the correct spelling of names, affiliated institutions, and so forth.
3) Submit your abstract, choosing one of the following presentation formats: Poster, Individual oral presentation, or Symposium. For ease of organising the program, authors are expected to choose the theme that most closely matches their presentations from the list above. You can choose up to 2 topics. Additionally, submitting authors will be asked to indicate whether their presentation is appropriate for a practitioner’s audience.
4) Your submission will undergo a double-blind peer review, and the results will be returned to you until February 28, 2024. Please note that there will be a limited number of oral presentations. Please choose the Poster format if your contribution suits graphic and visual presentation.
5) If your abstract is accepted, you will be invited to register for the conference. A notification email will be sent to your registered email address. If you do not receive this email, please contact us at icpb@fpce.up.pt
6) To register, use the portal
4. Presenting guidelines:
Posters
Posters will be in printed format, with dimensions 594 mm wide x 841 mm high (i.e., size A1), and vertical orientation. The writing, citation, and referencing style should follow the 7th edition of the “Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association” (i.e., APA style 7th edition). The structure of the poster should also follow the IMRaD format (i.e., Introduction, Method, Results/Findings, and Discussion).
Posters must be delivered to the conference secretariat by 9 a.m. on the day of the respective session. The participant responsible for the poster presentation should remain with their poster 10 minutes before the start of the session and during the whole session.
Useful links:
https://www.apa.org/gradpsych/2011/01/poster
Symposia & Thematic sessions
A total of 90 minutes will be allocated to each symposium/thematic session. The Symposia & Thematic sessions will be grouped into 3 or 4 papers. Each presenter will be given 15 minutes to present their work. There will be a 20-30 minutes discussion period after all presentations.
Prepare your presentation in a PowerPoint or PDF file and bring it with you to the conference (e.g., using a USB stick or other portable memory device). You will need to load your presentation onto the room computer before your stream, to facilitate a smooth transition between speakers. Due to differences in computer configurations, laptops will not be accommodated. If you require any assistance please email icpb@fpce.up.pt and we will do our best to help you.