ヤングケアラーへの認識 : 家庭内役割を担うこととの関連について

Abstract

The aim of this study was to examine how the roles they have experienced in the home have influenced the perception of young carers. About 70% of the subjects had experience doing housework on behalf of their family members, but most of them helped for about 1~3 hours a week, commensurate with their age and level of growth. The reasons for this were also relatively positive, such as building good family relationships and self-actualization. Therefore, it tends to be difficult to recognize as a young carer who does housework on behalf of the family. There was a significant difference in the relationship between general recognition of young carers and time spent playing a role in the home for elementary school students. Regarding the care of siblings and the care of grandparents, the longer the subjects themselves took care of their family members, the more they answered, “It is better as part of discipline.” In terms of the time spent in the family role and whether they were a young carer, those who perceived themselves as young carers spent more time taking care of themselves on behalf of their family members.