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World J Psychiatry. Oct 19, 2025; 15(10): 108491
Published online Oct 19, 2025. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v15.i10.108491
Published online Oct 19, 2025. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v15.i10.108491
Analysis of influencing factors of parents’ job stress of preschool children with mental retardation based on preference score matching
Yue-Jing Li, Zhi-Wei Fu, Ran Yu, Jing-Jing Duan, Rui-Qing Guo, Xiao-Yu Li, Department of Children’s Health, Shijiazhuang Maternity and Child Healthcare Hospital, Shijiazhuang 050000, Hebei Province, China
Author contributions: Li YJ and Fu ZW conceived and designed the research, supervised data collection, performed the statistical analysis using propensity score matching, and led the writing of the methods and results sections; Yu R and Duan JJ contributed to the literature review, questionnaire development, data interpretation, and focused on the discussion and conclusion; Guo RQ and Li XY were responsible for participant recruitment, survey distribution, assisted in revising the manuscript and preparing the final version for submission, and preliminary data processing, ensuring ethical compliance and data accuracy; Li YJ, Fu ZW, Yu R, Duan JJ, Guo RQ, and Li XY participated in manuscript drafting; and all authors thoroughly reviewed and endorsed the final manuscript.
Supported by the Self-Funded Plan for Scientific and Technological Research and Development of Shijiazhuang City in 2022, No. 221460383.
Institutional review board statement: This study was approved by the Medical Ethics Committee of Shijiazhuang Maternity and Child Healthcare Hospital, approval No. 202205.
Informed consent statement: Written informed consent was obtained from all participating parents prior to their inclusion in the study. Participants were fully informed about the research objectives, data confidentiality, and their right to withdraw without consequences.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
STROBE statement: The authors have read the STROBE Statement-checklist of items, and the manuscript was prepared and revised according to the STROBE Statement-checklist of items.
Data sharing statement: De-identified datasets generated during this study are available from the corresponding author (Xiao-Yu Li, 18932947301@163.com) upon reasonable request, subject to institutional data sharing policies.
Open Access: This article is an open-access article that was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: https://creativecommons.org/Licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Corresponding author: Xiao-Yu Li, Department of Children’s Health, Shijiazhuang Maternity and Child Healthcare Hospital, No. 396 Youyi Street, Qiaoxi District, Shijiazhuang 050000, Hebei Province, China. 18932947301@163.com
Received: May 16, 2025
Revised: June 18, 2025
Accepted: August 6, 2025
Published online: October 19, 2025
Processing time: 132 Days and 23.8 Hours
Revised: June 18, 2025
Accepted: August 6, 2025
Published online: October 19, 2025
Processing time: 132 Days and 23.8 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: This study employs propensity score matching to explore key factors influencing parental job stress among caregivers of preschool children with mental retardation. By balancing covariates, the propensity score matching model identifies significant predictors, revealing that a child’s genetic history elevates stress, whereas supportive friendships, social support seeking, maintaining self-esteem, and effective coping strategies mitigate it. These findings emphasize the importance of targeted psychological interventions and family support policies to alleviate parental stress, thereby enhancing the quality of life for both mental retardation children and their families. This approach provides novel insights into managing caregiving pressures through empirical evidence.