Parentification in the Experience of Polish Adolescents . The Role of Socio-demographic Factors and Emotional Consequences for Parentified Youth

• Authors: Jolanta Żarczyńska-Hyla , Bożena Zdaniuk , Jolanta Piechnik-Borusowska , Barbara Kromolicka

Abstracts

EN

Parentification happens when children take on parental duties, which leads to role reversal between children and their parents. Parentification has multiple causes and can have a short- and long-term negative impact on parentified children. This study examined prevalence and correlates of parentification in Polish adolescents. The study included 557 16-year-old students in four types of Polish high schools. Results indicate that parentification is present to a considerable degree and may negatively affect students’ school functioning and affective well-being.

Keywords

EN

parentification; role reversal; child psychopathology; adolescent mental health

• Publisher: Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek
• Journal: The New Educational Review
• Year: 2019
• Volume: 55
• Pages: 135-146

Dates

published

2019

Contributors

author

Jolanta Żarczyńska-Hyla

• Institute of Pedagogical Sciences, Opole

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Bożena Zdaniuk

• University Of British Columbia, Vancovuer

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Jolanta Piechnik-Borusowska

• Institute of Pedagogical Sciences, Opole

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Barbara Kromolicka

• University of Szczecin

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Identifiers

DOI

10.15804/tner.2019.55.1.11

Biblioteka Nauki

1967791