Mental Health and Family Background of Adults Who Had Taken a Caregiving-Role as Young Carers: Their Childhood Role in the Family, Mothers' Attitudes, and Sibling Relationships

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  • FUJITA Yuki
    Graduate School of Human-Environment Studies, Kyushu University
  • TOYA Koichi
    Faculty of Human-Environment Studies, Kyushu University

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  • ヤングケアラー的役割を有する子どもの家族関係と精神的健康の関連 ―ケア役割、母親の養育態度、きょうだい関係に着目して―
  • ヤング ケアラーテキ ヤクワリ オ ユウスル コドモ ノ カゾク カンケイ ト セイシンテキ ケンコウ ノ カンレン : ケア ヤクワリ 、 ハハオヤ ノ ヨウイク タイド 、 キョウダイ カンケイ ニ チャクモク シテ

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<p>The present study was designed to examine how adults who had taken caregiving-roles as young carers in their childhood remembered caring for family members who had physical or mental disabilities, or chronic illnesses. “Young carers” describes children who take a caregiving role for their family members. The participants were 79 adults (35 men, 44 women; mean age 40.42 years) who had lived as a child with a family member who had had some kind of disability or illness, and, for comparison, 100 adults (46 men, 54 women; mean age 40.46 years) who had not lived with such a family member. All the participants were over 18 years old. The participants answered a web questionnaire asking them to report memories of their childhood. Additionally, those who had lived with a family member who had had some kind of disability or illness were asked to evaluate their past caregiving responsibilities. Comparison of the 2 groups revealed that those participants did not necessarily report more psychological stresses than did the participants in the control group, but their complicated family background, for example, their relationship with their mother or their friendliness with their siblings, influenced their remembered childhood psychological state signifıcantly. The participants who identified themselves as having been young carers reported having experienced less stress when their mother was considerate to them, and when they had been able to build a close relationship with their siblings. The discussion suggested that when providing support to young carers, it is necessary to give full consideration to their feelings about the caregiving role and also to construct mutual and affective family relationships.</p>

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