The resilience of parents of children with intellectual disabilities: An effort from self-regulation and career burnout

Background: Researchers have made great efforts to help parents of children with intellectual disabilities overcome the stress and burden. Learning to be resilient is one effective strategy. Aim: This study explores resilience among parents of children with intellectual disabilities and how career burnout and self-regulation relate to parents' resilience in mainland China. Methods: The Burnout Scale, the Self-Regulation Scale and the Resilience Scale were administered to 324 parents of children with intellectual disabilities. Results: Results showed that career burnout significantly negatively influenced resilience (β = −0.269, p = 0.000), while self-regulation significantly positively influenced resilience (β = 0.754, p = 0.000). In addition, self-regulation moderated the relationships between career burnout and resilience (β = 0.176, p = 0.003). Conclusion: The findings offer valuable insights for enhancing the resilience of parents of children with intellectual disabilities.