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2026 APS Annual Convention

Parenting Dynamics and Well-Being: From Intensive Parenting and Burnout, to Parental Involvement, Intergenerational Spillover Effects, and Diversity and Gender Perspectives

Thursday, May 28, 2026 · Barcelona, Spain

Oral · Connection & Belonging: Relationships in Social Life

Modern parenting embraces intensive parenting, driving burnout, perfection, and involvement pressures, yet diverse cultural, gender, and intergenerational perspectives reveal variations in parenting. This symposium discusses these topics further, presenting results from four accomplished research projects, integrating views on modern parenting and urging balanced interventions for resilient families.

Chairs & Discussants

  • Katja UpadyayaChair
    University of Helsinki, Finland
  • Florencia SortheixDiscussant
    University of Helsinki
  • Florencia SortheixDiscussant
    ESADE Business School

Presentations

  1. Parental Involvement In Education, Students' Well-Being, and Students' Educational ExpectationsLotta Allemand
  2. From Intensive Parenting Beliefs to Parental Burnout: The Mediating Role of Pressure to be a Perfect Parent across GendersJolene Van der Kaap-Deeder
  3. Intensive Parenting of Mothers In 11 Countries Differing In Individualism, Income Inequality, and Social MobilityKatarzyna Lubiewska
  4. Over Generational Spillover between Parental Styles: Gender PerspectivesKatja Upadyaya