Parent and Caregiver Perspectives: The Lived Experience of Raising a Child with Misophonia

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dc.abstract.enMisophonia is a newly recognized disorder characterized primarily by negative multi-modal emotional responses (e.g., behavioral, attentional, somatic, interpersonal, and cognitive) to certain repetitive sounds and related stimuli, usually produced by other people. Previous research has found that adults with misophonia commonly report that it begins in childhood and can cause significant psychological distress and functional impairment at home, school, and/or work. However, little is known about the challenges and perspectives of those raising a child with misophonia. Therefore, the purpose of the current study was to investigate the impact of caring for a child with misophonia, specifically in a sample of caregivers reporting any financial strain. We surveyed adult caregivers of people with misophonia (N = 22) to collect both descriptive and qualitative information. Using guidelines for reflexive thematic analysis [5], several themes emerged: (1) Household Impacted, (2) Caregivers Impacted, (3) Financial Impact of Misophonia, and (4) Non-financial Barriers to Care. This study highlights some of the challenges parents experience and explores shortcomings in treatment, advocacy, and awareness to inform misophonia researchers and clinicians on how to best support families raising someone with misophonia.
dc.affiliationWydział Psychologii
dc.affiliationWydział Psychologii w Warszawie
dc.contributor.authorMolthrop, Kelly A.
dc.contributor.authorGates, Emily C.
dc.contributor.authorGuzick, Andrew G.
dc.contributor.authorSiepsiak, Marta
dc.contributor.authorRosenthal, M. Zachary
dc.date.access2026-04-17
dc.date.accessioned2026-04-21T05:43:01Z
dc.date.available2026-04-21T05:43:01Z
dc.date.created2026-04-02
dc.date.issued2026-04-17
dc.description.accesstimeat_publication
dc.description.sdgGoodHealthAndWellBeing
dc.description.versionfinal_published
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s10578-026-02013-7
dc.identifier.eissn1573-3327
dc.identifier.issn0009-398X
dc.identifier.urihttps://share.swps.edu.pl/handle/swps/2310
dc.identifier.weblinkhttps://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10578-026-02013-7
dc.languageen
dc.pbn.affiliationpsychologia
dc.rightsCC-BY-NC-ND
dc.rights.questionYes_rights
dc.share.articleOTHER
dc.subject.enMisophonia
dc.subject.enLived experiences
dc.subject.enCaregivers
dc.subject.enFinancial strain
dc.subject.enReflexive thematic analysis
dc.swps.sciencecloudnosend
dc.titleParent and Caregiver Perspectives: The Lived Experience of Raising a Child with Misophonia
dc.title.journalChild Psychiatry & Human Development
dc.typeJournalArticle
dspace.entity.typeArticle