Parental Identity Development in Emerging Adult Parents Raising Children with Disabilities and Chronic Illnesses: A One-Year Longitudinal Study

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dc.abstract.enThe present study examined the association between having a child with a disability or chronic illness and parental identity processes (commitment, in-depth exploration, and reconsideration of commitment) over one year. The study involved 1275 emerging adult parents (62.0% mothers, 38.0% fathers) aged 18–30 (M = 26.11, SD = 2.99), including 249 parents of children with disabilities or chronic illnesses. Multigroup Latent Growth Curve Modeling (LGCM) was used to estimate growth trajectories (intercepts and slopes) of parental identity processes across three waves. The results showed no significant mean-level change over time in any parental identity process. At baseline, parents of children with disabilities or chronic illnesses reported significantly lower commitment and significantly higher reconsideration of commitment than parents of typically developing children, whereas the difference in in-depth exploration was not significant. These findings indicate relative stability of parental identity over one year and highlight between-group differences linked to raising a child with a disability or chronic illness.
dc.affiliationWydziaƂ Psychologii i Prawa w Poznaniu
dc.contributor.authorDzieliƄska, Michalina
dc.contributor.authorPiotrowski, Konrad
dc.date.access2027-03-23
dc.date.accessioned2026-10-10T10:59:20Z
dc.date.available2026-10-10T10:59:20Z
dc.date.created2026-03-23
dc.date.issued2026-03-15
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dc.description.sdgQualityEducation
dc.description.sdgGoodHealthAndWellBeing
dc.description.sdgPartnershipForTheGoals
dc.description.sdgReducedInequalities
dc.description.versionfinal_author
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/15283488.2026.2643722
dc.identifier.eissn1532-706X
dc.identifier.issn1528-3488
dc.identifier.urihttps://share.swps.edu.pl/handle/swps/2599
dc.identifier.weblinkhttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15283488.2026.2643722
dc.languageen
dc.pbn.affiliationpsychologia
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dc.share.articleOPEN_REPOSITORY
dc.subject.enParental identity
dc.subject.enchildren with disabilities and chronic illnesses
dc.subject.enlongitudinal study
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dc.titleParental Identity Development in Emerging Adult Parents Raising Children with Disabilities and Chronic Illnesses: A One-Year Longitudinal Study
dc.title.journalIdentity
dc.typeJournalArticle
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