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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
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
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FWCI
9.00
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • American Journal of Orthopsychiatry (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
National Institute on Drug Abuse (R01 DA10726)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Family Support in Illness
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › 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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