Resource and Stress Factors in Parenthood (Vanhemmuuden Voimavara- ja Kuormitustekijät; VoiKu)

The research group studies phenomena related to parenthood, family well-being and family interaction in a multi-method and interdisciplinary manner. The research group also aims to develop research-based methods that can be used in family work to support the well-being of families.

Table of contents

Research group type
Research group
Core fields of research
Learning, teaching and interaction
Research areas
JYU.Well
Childhood and family
Family Research
Faculty
Faculty of Education and Psychology
Department
Department of Psychology

Research group description

The research group studies phenomena related to parenthood and family well-being and interaction in a multi-method and interdisciplinary manner. The research group has developed a method for screening parental burnout(VAU-seula; in English: The ), which can be used in family and child health clinic work to identify parents and families who are at risk of parental burnout and who, as a preventive measure, would benefit from concrete support actions.

The research group is involved as Finland's representative in an international consortium ””, involving more than 50 countries around the world. The consortium is led by professors Isabelle Roskam and Moïra Mikolajczak from the University of Louvain in Belgium. The consortium project enables global comparisons not only of the occurrence of parental burnout in different parts of the world, but also of the factors that predispose to burnout in different cultures or, alternatively, promote parental well-being.

Research group

External members

Matilda Sorkkila

Adjunct Professor, University Lecturer
University of Helsinki

Elina Auvinen

PhD
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