Open AccessSiblings of Adults With Schizophrenia: Expectations About Future Caregiving Roles
Author(s) -
Smith Matthew J.,
Greenberg Jan S.,
Seltzer Marsha Mailick
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
american journal of orthopsychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.959
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1939-0025
pISSN - 0002-9432
DOI - 10.1037/0002-9432.77.1.29
Subject(s) - sibling , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , psychology , socialization , sister , brother , developmental psychology , sibling relationship , psychosis , quality of life (healthcare) , clinical psychology , psychiatry , psychotherapist , sociology , anthropology
Sibling expectations to provide future instrumental or emotional support for a brother or sister with schizophrenia when parents became disabled or died were examined. Data came from a sample of 137 siblings participating in a longitudinal study of aging families of adults with schizophrenia. Early socialization experiences, the quality of the sibling relationship, and personal caregiver gains propel siblings toward a future caregiving role, whereas geographic distance and beliefs about the controllability of psychiatric symptoms reduce expectations of future involvement.