Abstract This research contributes a first-hand account of the experiences of youth’s substantial unpaid familial caregiving in the context of long-term illness, disability or problems related to alcohol and/or other drugs. A qualitative focus group methodology explored the benefits and challenges of youth’s caregiving via a sample of 15 youth caregivers (or young carers) from both the Greater Toronto area and the Niagara Region of Southern Ontario. The findings reveal evidence for a unique “young carer penalty,” a term coined by this research to build upon the gendered “care penalty” experienced by adult women (especially mothers) when performing care work.

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年轻看护者的惩罚：探索加拿大青少年样本中的看护成本

摘要 本研究对青少年在长期患病、残疾或与酒精和/或其他药物有关的问题的情况下进行大量无偿家庭护理的经历提供了第一手资料。定性焦点小组方法通过来自大多伦多地区和安大略省南部尼亚加拉地区的 15 名青年看护人（或年轻看护人）的样本，探讨了青年看护的好处和挑战。研究结果揭示了一种独特的“年轻护理人员惩罚”的证据，该术语是本研究创造的，以成年女性（尤其是母亲）在从事护理工作时所经历的性别化“护理惩罚”为基础。