ICPS
2019 International Convention of Psychological Science · 2019
Growing up with Siblings Who Have a Disability
- 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