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.

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父母囤积症对儿童生活的影响：对囤积症父母成年后代的访谈

背景 囤积障碍与个人的重大损害有关，例如较低的就业率和社会孤立。然而，人们对这种情况对囤积症 (HD) 患者的孩子的影响知之甚少。迄今为止，还没有任何定性研究专门针对有囤积困难的父母的成年后代的经历。目前的定性研究旨在调查有囤积困难的父母的成年后代的经历，探索父母囤积的当前和长期影响。方法 7 名年龄在 35 岁至 62 岁之间的女性采用半结构化格式进行访谈；所有报告的父母囤积在临床显着范围内。解释性现象学分析被用来分析访谈记录。结果 从数据中提取了四个高级主题：心理和情绪结果、应对策略、对父母囤积的看法以及对人际关系的影响。结论 该研究证明了父母囤积行为对其后代的个人和关系层面的重大影响。这项研究的结果为与该人群合作提供了临床意义，并为未来的研究提供了建议。