Listening to Older Adult Parents of Adult Children With Mental Illness

Autor:	Judith R. Smith
Rok vydání:	2012
Předmět:	Sociology and Political Science Social work media_common.quotation_subject Elder abuse Development Ambivalence Mental illness medicine.disease Narrative inquiry Feeling medicine Narrative Psychology media_common Qualitative research Clinical psychology
Zdroj:	Journal of Family Social Work. 15:126-140
ISSN:	1540-4072 1052-2158
DOI:	10.1080/10522158.2012.664097
Popis:	This article uses qualitative research and narrative analysis to examine the experience of women age 55 and older who are parents caring for adult children with mental illness. Knowledge about the conflicts of older parents with dependent children is underdeveloped. In this study, analysis of women's stories about parenting in later life reveal that the women have two sets of feelings: wanting to be free from the responsibility of caregiving and feeling responsible to continue the support and protection of their adult vulnerable children. The women's conflicts are palpable and are found in the ideational themes of the narratives, as well as the structure of how the narratives are spoken. The discussion highlights the relevance of the theory of ambivalence for clinical practice when working with older women who are caregivers for their adult dependent children.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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