ICPS

2019 International Convention of Psychological Science · 2019

Growing up with Siblings Who Have a Disability

Paris, France · March 2019

Posters · Lifespan Development

  • Doreen Arcus
    University of Massachusetts Lowell

Abstract

A survey of 122 US college students who had a sibling with a disability or other condition that interfered with their daily life revealed notably higher levels of parentification (taking on adult roles at an early age) and lower perceived benefit compared with national samples.

Disabilities

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