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Roskam I, Gallée L, Aguiar J, Akgun E, Arena A, Arikan G, Aunola K, Bader M, Barham EJ, Besson E, Beyers W, Boujut E, Brianda ME, Brytek-Matera A, Carbonneau N, César F, Chen BB, Dorard G, dos Santos Elias LC, Dunsmuir S, Egorova N, Favez N, Fontaine AM, Foran H, Fricke J, Furutani K, Gannagé M, Gaspar M, Godbout L, Goldenberg A, Gross JJ, Gurza MA, Hashmi MA, Helmy M, Trang Huynh M, Kaneza E, Kawamoto T, Kellou N, Medjahdi O, Knezevic G, Lazarevic LB, Le Vigouroux S, Lebert-Charron A, Leme V, Lin GX, MacCann C, Manrique-Millones D, Matias M, Miranda-Orrego MI, Miscioscia M, Morgades-Bamba C, Mousavi SF, Moutassem-Mimouni B, Muntean A, Murphy H, Ndayizigiye A, Ngnombouowo Tenkue J, Olderbak S, Ornawka S, Oyarce-Cadiz D, Pérez-Díaz PA, Petrides KV, Pineda-Marin C, Prikhidko A, Salinas-Quiroz F, Sánchez-Rodríguez R, Sarrionandia A, Scola C, Simonelli A, Soenens B, Sorbring E, Sorkkila M, Schrooyen C, Stănculescu E, Starchenkova E, Szczygiel D, Tri TMT, Tremblay M, Ustundag-Budak AM, Valdés Pacheco M, van Bakel H, Verhofstadt L, Wendland J, Yotanyamaneewong S, Mikolajczak M. Gender Equality and Maternal Burnout: A 40-Country Study. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology 2022. [DOI: 10.1177/00220221211072813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
Abstract
In Western countries, recent decades have witnessed a revolution toward gender equality. Inequalities have been greatly reduced in areas such as education or employment. Because inequalities lead to distress, this development has largely benefited women. One notable exception is the realm of parenting, which has remained rife with inequalities even in the most egalitarian countries. We hypothesized that experiencing inequality in parenting when one holds egalitarian values and raising a child in a country characterized by a high level of gender equality in other areas, increases mothers’ psychological distress in the specific area of parenting. Multilevel modeling analyses computed among 11,538 mothers from 40 countries confirmed this prediction: high egalitarian values at the individual level and high gender equality at the societal level are associated with higher burnout levels in mothers. The associations hold beyond differences in sociodemographic characteristics at the individual level and beyond economic disparities at the societal level. These findings show the importance of egalitarian values and gender equality and their paradoxical effect when inequalities are still present in specific areas as parenting. This study reveals the crucial need to act not only at the micro level but also at the macro level to promote gender equality in parenting and prevent parental burnout.
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- University of New South Wales, Randwick, NSW, Australia
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- EPSM de l’Agglomération Lilloise, Saint-André-lez-Lille, France
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- Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Stanford University, CA, USA
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- Menoufia University, Shebin el kom, Menoufia governorate, Egypt
- Sultan Qaboos University, Oman, Egypt
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- Clinique de l’Education et de la Psychothérapie, Bujumbura, Burundi
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- Aix Marseille Univ, PSYCLE, Aix en Provence, France
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Roskam I, Aguiar J, Akgun E, Arikan G, Artavia M, Avalosse H, Aunola K, Bader M, Bahati C, Barham EJ, Besson E, Beyers W, Boujut E, Brianda ME, Brytek-Matera A, Carbonneau N, César F, Chen BB, Dorard G, Dos Santos Elias LC, Dunsmuir S, Egorova N, Favez N, Fontaine AM, Foran H, Fricke J, Furutani K, Gallée L, Gannagé M, Gaspar M, Godbout L, Goldenberg A, Gross JJ, Gurza MA, Hall R, Hashmi MA, Hatta O, Helmy M, Hoang TV, Huynh MT, Kaneza E, Kawamoto T, Knezevic G, Kpassagou BL, Lazarevic LB, Le Vigouroux S, Lebert-Charron A, Leme V, Lin GX, MacCann C, Manrique-Millones D, Matias M, Miranda-Orrego MI, Miscioscia M, Morgades-Bamba C, Mousavi SF, Moutassem-Mimouni B, Muntean A, Murphy H, Ndayizigiye A, Tenkue JN, Olderbak S, Ornawka S, Osman F, Oyarce-Cadiz D, Pérez-Díaz PA, Petrides KV, Pineda-Marin C, Prandstetter K, Prikhidko A, Ricci RT, Salinas-Quiroz F, Sánchez-Rodríguez R, Sarrionandia A, Scola C, Sezibera V, Silva P, Simonelli A, Soenens B, Sorbring E, Sorkkila M, Schrooyen C, Stănculescu E, Starchenkova E, Szczygiel D, Tapia J, Tri TMT, Tremblay M, Ustundag-Budak AM, Pacheco MV, van Bakel H, Verhofstadt L, Wendland J, Yotanyamaneewong S, Mikolajczak M. Parental Burnout Around the Globe: a 42-Country Study. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2021; 2:58-79. [PMID: 33758826 PMCID: PMC7970748 DOI: 10.1007/s42761-020-00028-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2020] [Accepted: 12/21/2020] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
Abstract
High levels of stress in the parenting domain can lead to parental burnout, a condition that has severe consequences for both parents and children. It is not yet clear, however, whether parental burnout varies by culture, and if so, why it might do so. In this study, we examined the prevalence of parental burnout in 42 countries (17,409 parents; 71% mothers; Mage = 39.20) and showed that the prevalence of parental burnout varies dramatically across countries. Analyses of cultural values revealed that individualistic cultures, in particular, displayed a noticeably higher prevalence and mean level of parental burnout. Indeed, individualism plays a larger role in parental burnout than either economic inequalities across countries, or any other individual and family characteristic examined so far, including the number and age of children and the number of hours spent with them. These results suggest that cultural values in Western countries may put parents under heightened levels of stress.
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- Isabelle Roskam
- Psychological Sciences Research Institute, UCLouvain, Place Cardinal Mercier 10, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Center for Psychology, University of Porto, Rua Alfredo Allen, s/n, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Preschool Education, Egitim Bilimleri Fakultesi Cebeci, Ankara University, 06590 Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Psychology, Ozyegin University, Nisantepe Mah Orman Sok, Cekmekoy, 34794 Istanbul, Turkey
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- Costa Rican Institute of Technology, Calle 15, Avenida 14. Km 1 sur de la Basílica de los Ángeles, Cartago, 30101 Costa Rica
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- Mutualités Chrétiennes, Research and Development Department, Chaussée de Haecht 579, 1031 Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Psychology, University of Jyväskylä, P.O. Box 35, 40014 Jyväskylä, Finland
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- Department DP CHUV, University of Lausanne (UNIL), Avenue Pierre-Decker 5, 1011 Lausanne, CH Switzerland
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- Department of Psychology, University of Rwanda, Huye Campus, Southern Province Rwanda
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- Department of Psychology, Federal University in São Carlos, Rodovia Washington Luís km 235, São Carlos, 13564-180 Brazil
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- Department of Psychology, Saint-Joseph University, Rue de Damas, B.P. 17-5208- Mar Mikhael, Beyrouth, 11042020 Lebanon
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- Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Ghent University, Henri Dunantlaan 2, 9000 Gent, Belgium
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- Laboratoire de Psychopathologie et Processus de Santé, Université de Paris, F-92100 Boulogne Billancourt, France
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- Psychological Sciences Research Institute, UCLouvain, Place Cardinal Mercier 10, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Institute of Psychology, University of Wroclaw, Dawida 1, 50-527 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Département de Psychologie, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, 3351 Boulevard Des Forges, Trois-Rivières, Québec Canada
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- Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Center for Psychology, University of Porto, Rua Alfredo Allen, s/n, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Psychology, Fudan University, 220 Handan Road, Shanghai, 200433 China
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- Laboratoire de Psychopathologie et Processus de Santé, Université de Paris, F-92100 Boulogne Billancourt, France
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- Division of Psychology and Language Sciences, University College London, 26 Bedford Way, London, WC1H 0AP UK
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- EPSM de l'Agglomération Lilloise, Psychiatrie adulte, 1 Rue de Lommelet, 59350 Saint-André-lez-Lille, France
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- Department of Psychology, University of Geneva, Uni Mail, 40 Bvd du Pont d'Arve, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Center for Psychology, University of Porto, Rua Alfredo Allen, s/n, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal
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- Abteilung für Gesundheitspsychologie, Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt, Universitätsstraße 65-67, 9020 Klagenfurt, Austria
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- Institute for Social Medicine, Epidemiology and Health Economics, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Luisenstr. 57, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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- Faculty of Business Administration, Hokkai-gakuen University, 4-1-40, Asahimachi, Toyohiraku, Sapporo, Japan
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- Psychological Sciences Research Institute, UCLouvain, Place Cardinal Mercier 10, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Department of Psychology, Saint-Joseph University, Rue de Damas, B.P. 17-5208- Mar Mikhael, Beyrouth, 11042020 Lebanon
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- Centre for Social Studies, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Coimbra, Rua do Colégio Novo, Ap.6153, 3000-115 Coimbra, Portugal
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- Département de Psychologie, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, 3351 Boulevard Des Forges, Trois-Rivières, Québec Canada
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- Harvard Business School, Harvard University, Soldiers Field, Boston, MA 02163 USA
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- Department of Psychology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305-2130 USA
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- DGASPC Timis, Department of Psychology, Pta Regina Maria Nr.3, Timisoara, Romania
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- Departement Tranzo, Tilburg University, Professor Cobbenhagenlaan 125, 5037 DB Tilburg, The Netherlands
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- Psychological Sciences Research Institute, UCLouvain, Place Cardinal Mercier 10, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Psychology Department, Faculty of Arts, Menoufia University, Gamal abdel naser street, Shebin El Kom, Menoufia Governorate Egypt
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- Faculty of Psychology, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, HoChiMinh National University, 10 -12 Dinh Tien Hoang, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- Faculty of Psychology, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, HoChiMinh National University, 10 -12 Dinh Tien Hoang, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- Clinique de l'Education et de la Psychothérapie, Robero I, 6136 Bujumbura, Burundi
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- College of Humanities, Department of Psychology, Chubu University, 1200 Matsumoto-cho, Kasugai, Aichi 487-8501 Japan
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- Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade, Cika Ljubina 18-20, Belgrade, 11000 Serbia
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- Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade, Cika Ljubina 18-20, Belgrade, 11000 Serbia
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- Laboratoire de Psychopathologie et Processus de Santé, Université de Paris, F-92100 Boulogne Billancourt, France
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- Department of Psychology, Rio de Janeiro State University, Place Edmundo March 20, flat 201, Boa Viagem, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Psychological Sciences Research Institute, UCLouvain, Place Cardinal Mercier 10, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- School of Psychology, The University of Sydney, Manning Road, Sydney, Australia
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- Psychology Research Institute, Universidad San Martín de Porres, Av. Tomás Marsano 242, 34 Lima, Peru
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- Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Center for Psychology, University of Porto, Rua Alfredo Allen, s/n, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal
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- Faculty of Psychology, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Av. 12 de Octubre 1076 y Roca, Quito, Ecuador
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- Department of Women's and Children's Health, University of Padua, Via Giustiniani 3, 35128 Padua, Italy
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- Departamento de Psicología Social y de las Organizaciones, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED), Juan del Rosal, 10, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Research Group of Psychology, Women Research Center, Alzahra University, North Sheikh Bahaee St., Deh-e Vanak, Tehran, 1993891176 Iran
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- Department of Psychology, Université Mohamed Benahmed Oran2, 109 rue de Mostaganem, Oran, Algeria
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- Social Work Department, West University in Timisoara, Bul. Vasile Parvan nr.4, Timisoara, Romania
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- Abteilung für Gesundheitspsychologie, Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt, Universitätsstraße 65-67, 9020 Klagenfurt, Austria
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- Clinique de l'Education et de la Psychothérapie, Robero I, 6136 Bujumbura, Burundi
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- Institute of Psychology and Education, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 47, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Département de Psychologie, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, 3351 Boulevard Des Forges, Trois-Rivières, Québec Canada
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- School of Education, Health and Social Studies, Dalarna University, Högskolan Dalarna, 79188 Falun, Sweden
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- Department of Psychology, Universidad Santo Tomás, Avenida Carlos Schorr 255, Talca, Region del Maule Chile
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- Division of Psychology and Language Sciences, University College London, 26 Bedford Way, London, WC1H 0AP UK.,Institute of Psychology, Austral University of Chile, Los Pinos Avenue, W/N, Pelluco, Puerto Montt, Chile
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- Division of Psychology and Language Sciences, University College London, 26 Bedford Way, London, WC1H 0AP UK
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- Department of Psychology, Konrad Lorenz University Foundation, Cra. 9 Bis #62-43, 110231 Bogotá, Colombia
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- Abteilung für Gesundheitspsychologie, Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt, Universitätsstraße 65-67, 9020 Klagenfurt, Austria
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- Counseling, Recreation and School Psychology, Florida International University, 11200 SW 8 Str, Miami, FL USA
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- Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, 429 7mo. B, Las Heras, Argentina
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- Estudios Psicológicos en Educación y Bienestar, National Pedagogic University, Academic Area 3, Carretera al Ajusco 24, Héroes de Padierna, Tlalpan, 14200 Mexico City, Mexico
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- Centre d'Etudes et de Recherches en Psychopathologie et Psychologie de la Santé (CERPPS), Université Toulouse 2 - Jean Jaurès, UT2J, Maison de la Recherche, 5 allées Antonio Machado, 31058 Toulouse Cedex 9, France
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- Department of Personality, Evaluation and Psychological Treatments, University of the Basque Country, Tolosa Hiribidea 70, Donostia 20018, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country Spain
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- PSYCLE, Aix Marseille Univ, Aix en Provence, France
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Rwanda, Kigali, Gikondo-Street, KK737, P.O. Box 4285, Kigali, Rwanda
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- Department of Psychology, Universidad de la República Uruguay, Edificio Central, Tristán Narvaja, 1674 Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Department of Developmental and Social Psychology, University of Padova, Via Venezia 8, 35141 Padova, Italy
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- Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Ghent University, Henri Dunantlaan 2, 9000 Gent, Belgium
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- Department of Social and Behavioral Studies, University West, 461 86 Trollhättan, Sweden
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- Department of Psychology, University of Jyväskylä, P.O. Box 35, 40014 Jyväskylä, Finland
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- Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Ghent University, Henri Dunantlaan 2, 9000 Gent, Belgium
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- Teacher Training Department, University of Bucharest, Panduri Street, 90 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Psychological Ensuring of Professional Activity, Saint Petersburg State University, 7-9 Universitetskaya Emb, St Petersburg, 199034 Russia
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- Faculty of Psychology in Sopot, Department of Psychology, SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities, ul. Polna 16/20, 81-745 Sopot, Poland
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Psicológicas, Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, 11501-2060 Costa Rica
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- Faculty of Psychology, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, HoChiMinh National University, 10 -12 Dinh Tien Hoang, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- Département de Psychologie, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, 3351 Boulevard Des Forges, Trois-Rivières, Québec Canada
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- Department of Psychology, Bahcesehir University, Guney Yerleskesi, Besiktas, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Faculty of Psychology, University of Habana, San Rafael # 1168 e/. Mazón y Baserrate Plaza, Ciudad de La Habana, Cuba
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- Departement Tranzo, Tilburg University, Professor Cobbenhagenlaan 125, 5037 DB Tilburg, The Netherlands
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- Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Ghent University, Henri Dunantlaan 2, 9000 Gent, Belgium
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- Laboratoire de Psychopathologie et Processus de Santé, Université de Paris, F-92100 Boulogne Billancourt, France
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- Psychological Sciences Research Institute, UCLouvain, Place Cardinal Mercier 10, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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