The role of childhood illness in shaping relationships through to young adulthood
Children were generally faring well, however, there was elevated risk of a range of compromised relational difficulties for those with 'life-threatening' medical experiences. Risks mostly extended to late childhood; however, disengagement from parents extended into adolescence and young adulthood.
Authors
- Catherine M. Olsson
- Peter Azzopardi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9280-6997)
- Stephanie R. Aarsman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5457-4892)
- Lisa K. Mundy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7983-5232)
- Primrose Letcher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5032-3911)
- Christopher Greenwood (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9211-6312)
Institutions
- Australian National University (AU)
- Royal Children's Hospital (AU)
- Deakin University (AU)
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- The Kids Research Institute Australia (AU)
- Centre de recherche en Epidémiologie et Santé des Populations (FR)
- Murdoch Children's Research Institute (AU)
- Office of Adolescent Health (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Psychology and Health
- Published
- 2025-12-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/08870446.2025.2597500
- Primary Topic
- Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00