“Something that happens at home and stays at home”: An exploration of the lived experience of young carers in Western Australia
© 2018 John Wiley & Sons Ltd There are approximately 350,000 young carers in Australia, yet their experience is not well understood. Young carers face adversities and disenfranchisement by being a young person in a caring role, and the role can affect other areas of their lives. We explored th...
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| description | © 2018 John Wiley & Sons Ltd There are approximately 350,000 young carers in Australia, yet their experience is not well understood. Young carers face adversities and disenfranchisement by being a young person in a caring role, and the role can affect other areas of their lives. We explored the lived experiences of young carers, aged 14–25 years (N = 13), from Western Australia through in-depth semi-structured interviews. A phenomenological approach was adopted. A thematic analysis of the transcribed interview data revealed four key themes. “Lessons from the experience” articulates the perceived benefits of the role and the themes: “navigating competing demands,” “desire for normalcy” and “lost in the system” capture the struggles and complexities associated with being a young carer. Although there are challenges to being a young carer, it is something that young carers report can be beneficial and something that is done for those they love. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-688562018-06-29T12:35:26Z “Something that happens at home and stays at home”: An exploration of the lived experience of young carers in Western Australia McDougall, E. O'Connor, Moira Howell, Joel © 2018 John Wiley & Sons Ltd There are approximately 350,000 young carers in Australia, yet their experience is not well understood. Young carers face adversities and disenfranchisement by being a young person in a caring role, and the role can affect other areas of their lives. We explored the lived experiences of young carers, aged 14–25 years (N = 13), from Western Australia through in-depth semi-structured interviews. A phenomenological approach was adopted. A thematic analysis of the transcribed interview data revealed four key themes. “Lessons from the experience” articulates the perceived benefits of the role and the themes: “navigating competing demands,” “desire for normalcy” and “lost in the system” capture the struggles and complexities associated with being a young carer. Although there are challenges to being a young carer, it is something that young carers report can be beneficial and something that is done for those they love. 2018 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/68856 10.1111/hsc.12547 Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd. restricted |
| spellingShingle | McDougall, E. O'Connor, Moira Howell, Joel “Something that happens at home and stays at home”: An exploration of the lived experience of young carers in Western Australia |
| title | “Something that happens at home and stays at home”: An exploration of the lived experience of young carers in Western Australia |
| title_full | “Something that happens at home and stays at home”: An exploration of the lived experience of young carers in Western Australia |
| title_fullStr | “Something that happens at home and stays at home”: An exploration of the lived experience of young carers in Western Australia |
| title_full_unstemmed | “Something that happens at home and stays at home”: An exploration of the lived experience of young carers in Western Australia |
| title_short | “Something that happens at home and stays at home”: An exploration of the lived experience of young carers in Western Australia |
| title_sort | “something that happens at home and stays at home”: an exploration of the lived experience of young carers in western australia |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/68856 |