Parentification of Adult Siblings of Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Distress, Sibling Relationship Attitudes, and the Role of Social Support

Autor/inn/en	Tomeny, Theodore S.; Barry, Tammy D.; Fair, Elizabeth C.
Titel	Parentification of Adult Siblings of Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Distress, Sibling Relationship Attitudes, and the Role of Social Support
Quelle	In: Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 42 (2017) 4, S.320-331 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Tomeny, Theodore S.) ORCID (Barry, Tammy D.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1469-9532
DOI	10.3109/13668250.2016.1248376
Schlagwörter	Sibling Relationship; Social Support Groups; Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Caregiver Role; Prediction; Emotional Disturbances; Adults; Interviews; Depression (Psychology); Anxiety; Stress Variables; Measures (Individuals); Psychometrics; Self Evaluation (Individuals) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sibling relations; Geschwisterbeziehung; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Autismus; Vorhersage; Gefühlsstörung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Angst; Messdaten; Psychometry; Psychometrie
Abstract	Background: Typically developing (TD) siblings of individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often fulfil caregiving roles as children or adults (i.e., parentification, which can be either parent-focused or sibling-focused).Method This study examines how parentification interacts with social support when predicting distress and sibling relationship attitudes in 60 TD adult siblings of individuals with ASD. Results: Perceived social support served as a moderator. Specifically, TD adult siblings who experienced high parent-focused parentification during childhood and low current social support were most likely to report high distress. TD siblings who reported low sibling-focused parentification during childhood and low current social support were most likely to report less positive attitudes about their relationships with their siblings with ASD. Conclusions: Current findings suggest that perceived social support may serve as a potential point of intervention for reducing distress and improving sibling relationship attitudes among adult TD siblings of those with ASD. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01