Parentification, distress, and relationship with parents as factors shaping the relationship between adult siblings and their brother/sister with disabilities

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 a...

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Main Authors: Annalisa Levante, Chiara Martis, Cristina Maria Del Prete, Paola Martino, Ferruccio Pascali, Patrizia Primiceri, Massimo Vergari, Flavia Lecciso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.1079608/full