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A Model of the Effects of Parental Illness on Youth Adjustment and Family Functioning: The Moderating Effects of Psychological Flexibility on Youth Caregiving and Stress

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Landi, Giulia, Pakenham, Kenneth Ian, Benassi, Mariagrazia, Giovagnoli, Sara, Tossani, Eliana, Grandi, Silvana·2021·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

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Parental chronic illness may adversely impact youth and family functioning. This study examined a moderated mediation model of the effects of parental illness on youth and family functioning derived from the Family Ecology Framework. Consistent with this model, we predicted that youth caregiving and stress would serially mediate the adverse impacts of parental illness on youth adjustment and family functioning and that psychological flexibility would moderate these mediational mechanisms. A total of 387 youth, with parents affected by chronic illness, completed a questionnaire assessing parental illness severity, youth caregiving and stress, psychological flexibility, youth adjustment (i.e., internalizing and externalizing problems and psychological wellbeing), and family functioning. Path analyses indicated that the adverse effects of parental illness on youth adjustment and family functioning were serially mediated by youth caregiving and stress. Psychological flexibility buffered the adverse effects of these serial mediators on youth internalizing problems and psychological wellbeing. These findings identified three potential intervention targets: youth caregiving, related stress appraisals, and psychological flexibility. Given the large body of evidence showing that acceptance and commitment therapy fosters psychological flexibility, this intervention approach has the potential to address the psychosocial and mental health vulnerabilities of youth in the context of parental illness, which constitutes a serious public health issue.

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Authors
Landi, G., Pakenham, K. I., Benassi, M., Giovagnoli, S., Tossani, E., & Grandi, S.
Affiliations
  • University of Bologna (IT)
  • The University of Queensland (AU)
Corresponding author
Landi, Giulia
Venue
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Publisher
MDPI AG
Published
2021-05-04
Volume
18
Issue
9
Pages
4902
ISSN
1660-4601 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W3158098829
Cited by
35
References
66
Citations by year
2026: 7 · 2025: 11 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 9 · 2021: 3
FWCI
5.89
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
  • Archivio istituzionale della ricerca (Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Family Support in Illness
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Family and Disability Support Research
Keywords
parental chronic illness, adolescent stress, psychological flexibility, youth adjustment, family functioning, internalizing problems, externalizing problems, psychological well-being, moderated mediation, acceptance and commitment therapy, family caregiving
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Humans, Mental Health, Surveys and Questionnaires, Stress, Psychological, Child of Impaired Parents, Caregivers, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

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