Parentification, distress, and relationship with parents as factors shaping the relationship between adult siblings and their brother/sister with disabilities
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15522376 |
|---|---|
| Authors | A Levante (0000-0002-3250-3839, University of Salento, corresponding author), Chiara Martis (0009-0007-1315-8180, University of Salento), Cristina Maria Del Prete (0000-0003-2483-7959), Paola Martino (0000-0002-6436-5573, University of Salento), Ferruccio Pascali, Patrizia Primiceri, Massimo Vergari, F Lecciso (0000-0003-1846-7402, University of Salento) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Pages | 1079608-1079608 |
| Publication date | 2023-01-18 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Frontiers in Psychiatry (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1664-0640 • E-ISSN: 1664-0640 |
| Publisher | Frontiers Media (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.1079608 |
| PMID | 36741565 |
| OpenAlex | W4317394880 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 51 |
According to parentification theory, when the siblings of a brother/sister with disabilities assume parent-like duties, this role reversal is known as sibling-focused parentification. It has a significant impact on these siblings' distress and the quality of their family relationships; 605 Italian adult siblings (19-26 years) of people with disabilities completed the online survey. Measures of siblings' parentification, distress, quality of family relationships, social support, and perceived benefits of parentification were used. The hypothesized model aims to test, on the target sample, the distress and the quality of the relationship with parents as mediators on the interplay between the siblings' parentification and their sibling relationship. Additionally, social support and perceived benefits of parentification as protective factors were considered. Results showed that the distress and the low quality of the relationship with parents negatively affected the interplay between the siblings' parentification and the relationship with their own brother/sister with disabilities. Social support and the perceived benefits of parentification decreased the siblings' distress levels; the perceived benefits of parentification served as a protective factor for the quality of the relationship with parents. Current findings extend the knowledge regarding the risk and protective factors of the siblings' mental health when disability occurs in the family. Additionally, they inform family-based intervention programs, which should involve the whole family system for reducing distress and improving the wellbeing of siblings without disabilities
Brother · Developmental psychology · Distress · Intervention (counseling · Psychiatry · Sibling · Sibling relationship · Sister · Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life · Clinical Psychology · Family and Disability Support Research · Family Support in Illness · Psychology
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| Citations per year | 3 |
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| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |