Collins Jessica, Bayless Sarah
University of Surrey.
Nurs Child Young People. 2013 Dec;25(10):16,18-21. doi: 10.7748/ncyp2013.12.25.10.16.e351.
To investigate the impact of caring for a parent on the psychosocial development of the young person.
A total of 20 young carers and 20 non-caregiving peers, aged 11-18 years, were compared on self-report measures of life satisfaction, self-esteem, and behavioural strengths and difficulties. Parental reports on their child's behaviour were obtained and measured.
Young carers reported lower life satisfaction and self-esteem compared with non-caregiving peers, and their parents rated them as having more difficulties with peer relationships and more emotional symptoms. There was no evidence of more pro-social behaviour on the part of young carers.
Caregiving has a negative effect on young people overall; improved support of and more research around young carers are required.
探讨照顾父母对青少年心理社会发展的影响。
对20名年龄在11至18岁的青少年照顾者和20名非照顾者同龄人进行比较，采用自我报告的方式测量生活满意度、自尊以及行为优势和困难。获取并测量父母对其孩子行为的报告。
与非照顾者同龄人相比，青少年照顾者报告的生活满意度和自尊较低，他们的父母认为他们在同伴关系方面存在更多困难，且有更多情绪症状。没有证据表明青少年照顾者有更多亲社会行为。
总体而言，照顾他人对青少年有负面影响；需要加强对青少年照顾者的支持并开展更多相关研究。
