Parental burnout and temporal perspective of parents of children with developmental disorders

The aim of the studies presented in this article was to determine the extent of a burnout of parents with children with developmental disorders and the analysis of the relationship between burnout syndrome and temporal perspectives pattern. The theoretical basis of the project was a theory by Philip Zimbardo, which suggests that temporal perspectives (past, present, and future) influence cognite processes and well as emotional (positive or negative) attitudes towards events and life experiences. They also regulate an optimal human functioning. The studies revealed that both increase in parental burnout syndrome as well as temporal perspective profile and relationships between those are different, depending on the type of children’s disorders.