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Parentification

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Informed by Chaps. 1 and 2, Chaps. 3–6 now turn to specific models of psychopathology, namely, parentification, parental alienating behavior, bullying, and Stockholm syndrome. More specifically, Chap. 3 introduces the construct of parentification and explores how this construct can lead to a range of roles, relational, and generational outcomes, including psychopathology. This specific chapter explores how relational competence theory (RCT) and other theories can serve as a foundation to explain multiple and divergent outcomes (e.g., pathological and normative) of parentification. In addition, tenets of the DT are used to elucidate roles, responsibilities, and processes related to parentification. Finally, Chap. 3 provides readers with a brief overview of the seminal empirical and clinical literature on outcomes associated with parentification.

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  1. Department of Educational Studies in Psychology Research Methodology, and Counseling, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA

    Lisa M. Hooper

  2. Department of Psychology, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA

    Luciano L’Abate

  3. Nova Southeastern University, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, USA

    Laura G. Sweeney

  4. Department of Applied Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy

    Giovanna Gianesini

  5. Department of Psychology, Bethel University, St Paul, MN, USA

    Peter J. Jankowski

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Hooper, L.M., L’Abate, L., Sweeney, L.G., Gianesini, G., Jankowski, P.J. (2014). Parentification. In: Models of Psychopathology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-8081-5_3

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