Parental Wellbeing in Everyday Life: Ecological Momentary Assessment Study on the Wellbeing of Parents of Children Aged 0 - 12 in Switzerland
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 尚未招募
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 300
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Momentary Parental Subjective Wellbeing
研究概览
简要总结
This observational study investigates the wellbeing of parents in German-speaking Switzerland in everyday contexts using smartphone-based Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA). Family caregiving can be both rewarding and burdensome, yet little is known about how parental wellbeing fluctuates in daily life and across caregiving situations. The study aims to examine momentary subjective wellbeing, caregiving activities, and contextual factors in natural settings. Participants complete repeated real-time assessments via a digital diary application five times a day over a 14-day study period. The study seeks to characterize within-person variability in parental wellbeing and identify contextual factors associated with positive and negative daily experiences.
详细描述
Family caregiving is essential for individual and societal wellbeing but is often associated with ambivalent experiences, including both reward and overload. However, parental wellbeing has rarely been examined using intensive longitudinal, real-time methodologies.
This observational study uses Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) to capture parents' subjective wellbeing in their natural environments. Participants complete five smartphone-based assessments per day over the 14-day study period. Measures include momentary wellbeing, emotions, (caregiving) activities, as well as rewarding and challenging situations.
The EMA approach minimizes retrospective bias and enables the investigation of within-person fluctuations and context-dependent variations in wellbeing. The study aims to identify patterns of daily parental wellbeing and examine associations between caregiving contexts and subjective experiences. Findings are expected to contribute to a more nuanced understanding of parental wellbeing in everyday life and inform future support approaches.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 观察模型
- Cohort
- 时间视角
- Prospective
入排标准
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Parents living in Switzerland
- •with at least one child aged between 0 months - 11 years and 11 months
- •German-speaking
- •any form of parenting
- •any relationship status
- •any form of couples or other forms of cohabitation
- •No restrictions regarding nationality, wealth, external childcare, employment (full-time, part-time or homemaker) or similar characteristics.
- •Participants must have a smartphone with internet access to participate in the mobile diary study
排除标准
- •All Children > 11 years and 11 months of age
- •Not German speaking
- •Swiss nationality but living abroad
- •No smartphone with internet access
研究组 & 干预措施
Parents of children aged between 0 months - 11 years and 11 months living in Switzerland.
结局指标
主要结局
Momentary Parental Subjective Wellbeing
时间窗: Repeated assessments three times per day during the 14-day EMA monitoring period.
Momentary wellbeing assessed via smartphone-based Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) three times daily. The measure includes multiple bipolar affective rating items (tired-awake, satisfied-unsatisfied, calm-restless, energized-exhausted, relaxed-tense, well-unwell, stressed-not stressed) and an emotion wheel. Items are rated in real time to capture current subjective wellbeing in naturalistic settings. The focus is on observing within-subject fluctuations in well-being throughout the study period and how these are influenced by various contextual factors (e.g., time use, childcare support, sleep).
次要结局
- Sleep satisfaction(Assessed each morning during the 14-day EMA monitoring period)
- Number of sleep interruptions(Assessed each morning during the 14-day EMA monitoring period)
- End-of-day global satisfaction(Assessed each evening during the 14-day EMA monitoring period)
- Daily caregiving load and time allocation(Assessed each evening during the 14-day EMA monitoring period)
- Perceived support in childcare(Assessed each evening during the 14-day EMA monitoring period)
- Available parenting resources(Assessed each evening during the 14-day EMA monitoring period)
- Parental conflicts(Assessed each evening during the 14-day EMA monitoring period)
- Child behavior(Assessed each evening during the 14-day EMA monitoring period)
- Rewarding and challenging situations for parents(Assessed each evening during the 14-day EMA monitoring period)