Objectives:Parentification,a role reversal where children assume age-inappropriate duties in the family,is a significant childhood adversity often linked to disrupted developmental trajectories and poor mental health ...Objectives:Parentification,a role reversal where children assume age-inappropriate duties in the family,is a significant childhood adversity often linked to disrupted developmental trajectories and poor mental health outcomes.Yet the complexity of parentification,influenced by various contextual factors,obscures a comprehensive understanding of its psychological consequences and its mental health aspects.The paper aims to map up-to-date research,synthesize key findings,and identify critical knowledge gaps.Methods:To that end,a systematic search was performed in Scopus,PsycINFO,PubMed,and EBSCO databases,and data was extracted and reviewed by two reviewers.The search yielded 29 studies,including 9 qualitative,1 mixed,and 19 quantitative studies that examined the mental health aspects of parentification,from various countries of origin.Results:Parentification,often arising from contexts like parental illness or substance abuse,is linked to varied mental and physical health outcomes.These outcomes are strongly moderated by the adolescent’s subjective perception of their role and the presence of protective factors like strong sibling relationships.The review also identified a clear pathway for the intergenerational transmission of parentification,where a parent’s own history was found to impact their parenting cognitions.Conclusion:This review concludes that future longitudinal research should move beyond negative or positive outcomes of parentification and investigate the mediating and moderating mechanisms that play a crucial role in the outcomes.Furthermore,the absence of prevalence studies on parentification is a notable limitation,and as a result,the size of the affected population remains unknown.Further research is also needed to identify potential protective factors in various circumstances.展开更多
Filial piety in traditional Chinese culture is an essential variable in explaining intergenerational interaction.However,previous studies have not clarified whether older adults’filial responsibility expectations mat...Filial piety in traditional Chinese culture is an essential variable in explaining intergenerational interaction.However,previous studies have not clarified whether older adults’filial responsibility expectations matched children’s filial support and the effects of the filial discrepancy on their life satisfaction and loneliness.The latent profile analysis showed that older adults were divided into two groups:(1)high expectations and support,and(2)low expectations and support.The results showed that compared with older adults with low expectations and low support,those with high expectations and high support reported higher life satisfaction and lower loneliness.Additionally,social support played a moderating role in the effect of the groups of older adults on life satisfaction and loneliness.Our conclusion shows that filial support is an essential factor influencing older adult life satisfaction and loneliness,and social support is an effective supplement to filial support.展开更多
文摘Objectives:Parentification,a role reversal where children assume age-inappropriate duties in the family,is a significant childhood adversity often linked to disrupted developmental trajectories and poor mental health outcomes.Yet the complexity of parentification,influenced by various contextual factors,obscures a comprehensive understanding of its psychological consequences and its mental health aspects.The paper aims to map up-to-date research,synthesize key findings,and identify critical knowledge gaps.Methods:To that end,a systematic search was performed in Scopus,PsycINFO,PubMed,and EBSCO databases,and data was extracted and reviewed by two reviewers.The search yielded 29 studies,including 9 qualitative,1 mixed,and 19 quantitative studies that examined the mental health aspects of parentification,from various countries of origin.Results:Parentification,often arising from contexts like parental illness or substance abuse,is linked to varied mental and physical health outcomes.These outcomes are strongly moderated by the adolescent’s subjective perception of their role and the presence of protective factors like strong sibling relationships.The review also identified a clear pathway for the intergenerational transmission of parentification,where a parent’s own history was found to impact their parenting cognitions.Conclusion:This review concludes that future longitudinal research should move beyond negative or positive outcomes of parentification and investigate the mediating and moderating mechanisms that play a crucial role in the outcomes.Furthermore,the absence of prevalence studies on parentification is a notable limitation,and as a result,the size of the affected population remains unknown.Further research is also needed to identify potential protective factors in various circumstances.
基金supported by the Key Research Base of Humanities and Social Sciences of the Ministry of Education(Grant/Award Number:22JJD190010)the Ministry of Education of Humanities and Social Science Project(Grant/Award Number:23YJA880026)+1 种基金the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(Grant/Award Number:GK202303003)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant/Award Number:62377035).
文摘Filial piety in traditional Chinese culture is an essential variable in explaining intergenerational interaction.However,previous studies have not clarified whether older adults’filial responsibility expectations matched children’s filial support and the effects of the filial discrepancy on their life satisfaction and loneliness.The latent profile analysis showed that older adults were divided into two groups:(1)high expectations and support,and(2)low expectations and support.The results showed that compared with older adults with low expectations and low support,those with high expectations and high support reported higher life satisfaction and lower loneliness.Additionally,social support played a moderating role in the effect of the groups of older adults on life satisfaction and loneliness.Our conclusion shows that filial support is an essential factor influencing older adult life satisfaction and loneliness,and social support is an effective supplement to filial support.
