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Abstract
Background
Hoarding disorder is associated with significant impairment for the individual such as lower rates of employment and social isolation. However, less is known about the impact of this condition on the children of people with hoarding disorder (HD). No qualitative research to date has focussed exclusively on the experiences of adult offspring of parents with hoarding difficulties. The present qualitative study set out to investigate the experiences of adult offspring of parents with hoarding difficulties, exploring the present, and longer‐term impacts of parental hoarding.
Method
Seven females between the ages of 35 and 62-years were interviewed using a semi‐structured format; all reported parental hoarding within the clinically significant range. Interpretative phenomenological analysis was utilised to analyse interview transcripts.
Results
Four superordinate themes were extracted from the data: psychological and emotional outcomes, coping strategies, perceptions of parental hoarding, and impact on relationships.
Conclusions
The research demonstrated the significant impacts of parental hoarding on their offspring, both individually and on a relational level. The outcomes of this research provide clinical implications for working with this population, as well as suggestions for future research.
Abstract
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Acknowledgements
We would like to acknowledge and express our sincere thanks to the participants that took part in this study, for their time and valuable contribution.
Notes
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