Predicting Child Abuse during the Covid-19 Epidemic based on Parental Burnout and Control

The aim of the current research was to predict child abuse during the covid-19 epidemic based on parental burnout and control. The research community was formed by all the mothers of preschool students in Qazvin city in 1401, of which 90 people were selected as a sample by multi-stage cluster sampling method. The tools used in this research were Strauss et al.'s (1998) parent-child conflict assessment questionnaire, Rozkam et al.'s (2018) parental burnout scale, and PARQ parental control questionnaire. Pearson's correlation coefficient and multivariate regression analysis were used to analyze the data. The findings showed that there is an inverse relationship between parental burnout and assertive discipline, and there is also a direct relationship between parental burnout and mental and physical abuse (p<0.05). Also, acceptance and affection have a direct relationship with firm discipline, but an inverse relationship with mental and physical abuse. Hostility/aggression also has an inverse relationship with firm discipline, but a direct relationship with mental and physical abuse. Parental rejection also has a direct relationship with mental abuse and an inverse relationship with physical abuse (p<0.05). No significant relationship was observed between other variables. The findings of this research show the importance of the relationship between parental fatigue and control and child abuse, and 30.4% of child abuse can be predicted by parental exhaustion and control.