Defining characteristics and potential consequences of caretaking burden among children living in urban poverty

McMahon, Thomas J.; Luthar, Suniya S.

doi:10.1037/0002-9432.77.2.267

Cited by 133Family Support in IllnessChild Welfare and AdoptionChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development

Defining characteristics and potential consequences of caretaking burden among children living in urban poverty

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McMahon, Thomas J., Luthar, Suniya S.·2007·American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

DOI 10.1037/0002-9432.77.2.267PMC PMC3471375

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Parentification of children has not been the focus of much empirical research. Consequently, this study was designed to explore the defining characteristics and potential consequences of caretaking burden in a sample of 356 children living in urban poverty. In a series of multivariate analyses, characteristics of the children, vocational-educational status of their mothers, and family structure correlated with caretaking burden more consistently than psychiatric, substance use, or personality problems in the mothers. Moreover, responsibility to care for mother, more so than responsibility for household chores or the care of siblings, consistently correlated with the psychosocial adjustment of the children. However, even the highest levels of caretaking burden were not consistently associated with clinically significant compromise of psychosocial adjustment.

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Authors: McMahon, T. J., & Luthar, S. S.
Affiliations: Yale University (US)
Columbia University (US)
ORCID: McMahon, Thomas J.
Luthar, Suniya S.
Venue: American Journal of Orthopsychiatry
Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA)
Published: 2007-04
Volume: 77
Issue: 2
Pages: 267-281
ISSN: 0002-9432 (ISSN-L)
1939-0025
DOI: 10.1037/0002-9432.77.2.267
PMC: PMC3471375
OpenAlex: W2094990275
Cited by: 133
References: 37
Citations by year: 2026: 4 · 2025: 10 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 13 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 13 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 7 · 2018: 10 · 2017: 5 · 2016: 7 · 2015: 6 · 2014: 5 · 2013: 11 · 2012: 9
FWCI: 9.00
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: green
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Locations: American Journal of Orthopsychiatry (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders: National Institute on Drug Abuse (R01 DA10726)
Topics: Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Family Support in Illness
Social Sciences › Safety Research › Child Welfare and Adoption
Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
Keywords: parentification, child poverty, urban poverty, psychosocial adjustment, maternal employment, family structure, child responsibility, housework, sibling caregiving
MeSH terms: Adaptation, Psychological, Adolescent, Affective Symptoms, Mental Disorders, Child, Family Characteristics, Female, Humans, Internal-External Control, Male, Mothers, Personality Assessment, Personality Disorders, Poverty, Poverty Areas, Role, Social Adjustment, Social Responsibility, Child of Impaired Parents, Parenting, Caregivers, Cost of Illness, Substance-Related Disorders

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