Caught Within the Family System: An Examination of Emerging Adults’ Dilemmas in Navigating Sibling Depression

IF 4.9 1区文学 Q1 COMMUNICATION

Communication Research Pub Date : 2024-10-17 DOI:10.1177/00936502241290863

Jade Salmon, Tamara D. Afifi

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Abstract

This study investigated the dilemmas faced by emerging adults serving as supporting siblings (SS) for their sibling with depression (SWD). A thematic analysis of 49 interviews revealed the family system as central to sibling depression. Family histories of dysfunction contributed to SWDs’ lasting symptoms, prompting SSs’ felt obligation to their sibling. SSs managed mental health communication in the family by protecting their SWD against their parents and withholding their own mental health challenges. Additionally, this study revealed SSs’ double binds: They were caught between their loyalties to their SWD and parents, and between maintaining their family system and their own well-being. The importance of family systems, family history, and challenges related to navigating sibling depression are discussed.

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被困在家庭系统中：研究新成人在面对兄弟姐妹抑郁时的困境

本研究调查了为患有抑郁症的兄弟姐妹（SWD）提供支持的新兴成年人（SS）所面临的困境。对 49 个访谈进行的主题分析表明，家庭系统是兄弟姐妹抑郁症的核心。家庭功能失调的历史导致了 SWDs 持久的症状，促使 SSs 感到对其兄弟姐妹有义务。成年男性通过保护他们的兄弟姐妹免受父母的伤害，并隐瞒自己的心理健康问题，来处理家庭中的心理健康沟通问题。此外，本研究还揭示了 SS 的双重束缚：他们既要忠于社署，又要忠于父母，既要维护家庭系统，又要维护自己的幸福。本研究讨论了家庭系统、家庭历史的重要性，以及与兄弟姐妹抑郁症相关的挑战。

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Communication Research COMMUNICATION-

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期刊介绍： Empirical research in communication began in the 20th century, and there are more researchers pursuing answers to communication questions today than at any other time. The editorial goal of Communication Research is to offer a special opportunity for reflection and change in the new millennium. To qualify for publication, research should, first, be explicitly tied to some form of communication; second, be theoretically driven with results that inform theory; third, use the most rigorous empirical methods; and fourth, be directly linked to the most important problems and issues facing humankind. Critieria do not privilege any particular context; indeed, we believe that the key problems facing humankind occur in close relationships, groups, organiations, and cultures.