Parentification and Maternal HIV Infection: Beneficial Role or Pathological Burden?

Autor/in	Tompkins, Tanya L.
Titel	Parentification and Maternal HIV Infection: Beneficial Role or Pathological Burden?
Quelle	In: Journal of Child and Family Studies, 16 (2007) 1, S.108-118 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1062-1024
DOI	10.1007/s10826-006-9072-7
Schlagwörter	Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS); Marital Status; Family Size; Mothers; Sexually Transmitted Diseases; Drug Use; Child Rearing; Parenting Skills; Adjustment (to Environment); Parent Role; Parent Child Relationship; Research Needs; Child Behavior + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Familienstand; Familiengröße; Mother; Mutter; Sexual transmitted disease; Geschlechtskrankheit; Drug consumption; Substance abuse; Drogenkonsum; Kindererziehung; Parental role; Elternrolle; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Forschungsbedarf
Abstract	Parentification, along with parenting and child adjustment, were examined in 23 9-through 16-year-old youth from families affected by maternal HIV infection and 20 same-age peers whose mothers were not infected. Children whose mothers were HIV-positive reported to more often engage in parental role behaviors, relative to children of HIV-negative mothers. This difference remained even after controlling for the effects of current drug use, number of adults per child in the household, and marital status. Findings revealed a beneficial relationship between parentification and both child adjustment and parenting, particularly among families affected by maternal HIV infection. When relationships were examined separately by HIV status, the pattern of results suggested that parentification, which involves increased emotional closeness, rather than role-related tasks, which may involve increased responsibility of household maintenance, seems to foster an association with concurrent positive parenting and child adjustment among families coping with HIV/AIDS. Directions for future research, including the need for methodological advances in the field are discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10