%0 Journal Article
%T The resilience of parents of children with intellectual disabilities: An effort from self-regulation and career burnout.
%A Cheng S
%A Xuxu L
%A Deng M
%J Child Care Health Dev
%V 50
%N 4
%D 2024 Jul
%M 38860618
%F 2.943
%R 10.1111/cch.13286
%X <B>BACKGROUND: </B>Researchers have made great efforts to help parents of children with intellectual disabilities overcome the stress and burden. Learning to be resilient is one effective strategy.<BR><B>OBJECTIVE: </B>This study explores resilience among parents of children with intellectual disabilities and how career burnout and self-regulation relate to parents' resilience in mainland China.<BR><B>METHODS: </B>The Burnout Scale, the Self-Regulation Scale and the Resilience Scale were administered to 324 parents of children with intellectual disabilities.<BR><B>RESULTS: </B>Results showed that career burnout significantly negatively influenced resilience (β = -0.269, p = 0.000), while self-regulation significantly positively influenced resilience (β = 0.754, p = 0.000). In addition, self-regulation moderated the relationships between career burnout and resilience (β = 0.176, p = 0.003).<BR><B>CONCLUSIONS: </B>The findings offer valuable insights for enhancing the resilience of parents of children with intellectual disabilities.