Abstract

MAGALHAES, Andrea Seixas et al. Care among siblings and repercussions of generational transmission on the sibling group. Psicol. clin. [online]. 2021, vol.33, n.1, pp. 13-33. ISSN 0103-5665.  http://dx.doi.org/10.33208/PC1980-5438v0033n01A01.

This research is part of a broader study concerning siblings and the family network. Its objective was to investigate care among siblings and the repercussions of generational transmission on the sibling group. It employed clinical-qualitative methodology, centered on preliminary clinical interviews with families during the family assessment period. Clinical data were gathered at the Applied Psychology Service of a private university in Rio de Janeiro. The 14 families who took part in the study had the following configurations: four married-couple families, four stepfamilies, three single-parent families and three separated-parent families. We observed that both reduced parental investment and excessive family-care workload made it difficult to establish a more health-promoting parent-child relationship, often leading to the parentification of one or more of the children, with the assignment of parental functions to them. Flaws in the psychic assimilation of elements of generational transmission also influence in the creation of sibling bonds, inhibiting the development of family ties of solidarity and the establishment of healthy care practices among siblings.

Keywords : siblings; family; intergenerational psychic transmission; family therapy; family care.

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