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The Other Child: Health Narratives of Adults Raised with a Chronically Ill Sibling

Hughes, Danielle Anna
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1340378917

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2012, Psy. D., Antioch University, Antioch New England: Clinical Psychology.
The sibling relationship brings with it a powerful experience and unique effects on individual development. Within this paper the personal health narratives of adult siblings who grew up with a chronically ill brother or sister are explored in depth. Using a naturalistic, qualitative paradigm and approach to the research a small sample of participants (N=7) provided in depth, semi-structured interviews geared to explore their experiences growing up with their siblings, and later effects on the development of personal health narratives. Using thematic analysis, a number of themes were identified including: (a) at home: finding out, the early relationship, early environment, and family role; (b) retrospective early needs; (c) anxiety; (d) guilt; e) increased empathy, compassion, and awareness; (f) a different worldview; (g) the sibling turn; (h) health perspective and experiences: retrospective health narratives at the family level, mediated adult health narratives, and general self-care. A model of understanding the development of health narratives and general self-care is offered for well siblings. The utility of these themes for clinical practice and directions for future research are discussed.
Martha Straus, PhD (Committee Chair)
William Slammon, PhD (Committee Member)
Michael Foot, PhD (Committee Member)
109 p.
Clinical Psychology; Health
health narratives; chronic illness; siblings

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  • Hughes, D. A. (2012). The Other Child: Health Narratives of Adults Raised with a Chronically Ill Sibling [Doctoral dissertation, Antioch University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1340378917

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Hughes, Danielle. The Other Child: Health Narratives of Adults Raised with a Chronically Ill Sibling. 2012. Antioch University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1340378917.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Hughes, Danielle. "The Other Child: Health Narratives of Adults Raised with a Chronically Ill Sibling." Doctoral dissertation, Antioch University, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1340378917

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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