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Romero Moreno R.AuthorNogales-González C.AuthorVara-García C.Author

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May 23, 2025
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To feel rewarded as a parent: be compassionate with yourself

Publicated to:Anales De Psicologia. 41 (2): 186-195 - 2025-01-01 41(2), DOI: 10.6018/analesps.644071

Authors: de la Vega Castelo A; Pedroso-Chaparro MDS; Romero Moreno R; Nogales-González C; Vagos P; Vara-García C

Affiliations

Universidad a Distancia de Madrid - Author
Universidad Rey Juan Carlos - Author
Universidade de Aveiro - Author

Abstract

Being a parent is associated with positive outcomes. However, aside from having a child, the predictors for such outcomes are scarcely studied in the literature. This study analyzes the association between self-compassion, parental stress, and parenting rewards (e.g., joy, happiness, and satisfaction derived from the role of parenting) in parents of children with and without disabilities aged 0-6. A total of 169 parents (69.8% fe-male; 26.03% caring for a child with a disability) completed a self-report questionnaire assessing levels of self-compassion, parental stress, and parenting rewards. A path model examined the effect of self-compassion on parenting rewards, mediated by parental stress and controlling for age and gender. Results suggest that higher levels of self-compassion are associated with higher levels of parenting rewards through lower levels of parental stress. Invariance analyses indicate that this relationship depends on whether the child has a disability. Specifically, a direct association between self-compassion and parenting rewards was identified only among parents caring for children without disabilities. The findings suggest that enhancing self-compassion in parents may reduce stress and, consequently, be linked to higher levels of joy, happiness, and satisfaction in the parental role. This supports self-compassion as a key factor in parenting and has clinical im-plications.

Keywords

Parental stressParenthoodParenting rewardsSelf-compassion

Quality index

Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Anales De Psicologia due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Dialnet (Dialnet Métricas). In the year of publication of the work, 2025, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil).

Notably, the journal is positioned in the Quartile Q3 for the agency WoS (JCR), in the category Psychology, in the Quartile Q3 for the agency Scopus (SJR), in the category , classified as A in other national agencies such as CIRC, classified as B by the agency AGUAR.

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-07-19:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 3 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

    Leadership analysis of institutional authors

    This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: Portugal.

    There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author () and Last Author (Vara García, Carlos).