Metin Orta, İremAydin, Eren MiskiMetin-Orta, IremMetin-Camgoz, SelinAksan, NazanDepartment of Psychology2024-07-052024-07-05202321068-06671573-344010.1007/s10804-022-09408-52-s2.0-85131523193https://doi.org/10.1007/s10804-022-09408-5https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14411/1797aksan, nazan/0000-0003-4997-4386; Metin Camgoz, Selin/0000-0002-3304-7177Although extant research demonstrates the negative impact of overparenting on child well-being, there remains a paucity of evidence on the effect of overparenting on the parents' own well-being. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of overparenting on parental well-being, and to explore the mechanisms through which overparenting influences the well-being of working mothers, particularly among established adults. Thus, we examined the serial mediation effects of perceived stress and family-to-work conflict (FWC) in overparenting and well-being linkage. With this aim, the data were collected from working mothers (N = 258) aged between 30 and 45, a period of in their lifespan generally characterized by efforts devoted to career and care. Via serial mediation analyses, the findings postulate that (a) overparenting relates to the well-being and perceived stress of working mothers, (b) perceived stress (both individually and jointly with FWC) mediates the relationship between overparenting and well-being, and (c) perceived stress and FWC serially mediate the association between overparenting and well-being. The findings provide evidence related to the well-being experiences of established adulthood women in struggling their career-and care crunch from a perspective of overparenting, stress, and family-to-work conflict.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessEstablished adulthoodOverparentingFamily-to-work conflictWorking motherWell-beingTurkeyArticleQ3Q2301131144WOS:000807896300001