There are approximately 1.4 million young carers in the United States alone. Being a young carer can result in parentification, a type of role reversal that occurs when children take on the roles and responsibilities of the adult. The purpose of this concept analysis is to provide a better understanding of the phenomenon of parentification among young carers through a description of its antecedents, attributes, and consequences using the steps of Rodgers’ evolutionary method. The databases CINAHL, PubMed, PsycINFO, and Scopus were searched to identify 25 articles. The antecedents of the concept include the dependency of the care receiver and the child’s adoption of a caregiving role. The attributes include fairness, obligation, resiliency, individuation, confidence in performing care tasks, cultural normalcy, family system functioning, support system, family resources, caregiver-care receiver relationship, and awareness of the child’s needs. Parentification has both positive and negative consequences that impact the young carer. The antecedents, consequences, and identifiable attributes of the concept are presented through this work to provide a comprehensive picture of parentification among young carers. These findings showcase the multidimensional nature of parentification and the broad impact that it can have on young carers. While these findings do provide greater insight into young carers, the fact remains that little is known about this underserved and underacknowledged population. This concept analysis provides a foundation of understanding that specifies potential targets for intervention development, as well as modifiable outcomes, that can be explored through future research and intervention work.

仅在美国就有大约 140 万年轻护理人员。作为一名年轻的看护者可能会导致父母化，这是当孩子承担成年人的角色和责任时发生的一种角色逆转。这一概念分析的目的是通过使用罗杰斯进化方法的步骤描述年轻照顾者中的父母化现象的前因、属性和后果，以便更好地理解这一现象。检索了数据库 CINAHL、PubMed、PsycINFO 和 Scopus，确定了 25 篇文章。这一概念的前因包括被照顾者的依赖性和儿童承担的照顾角色。这些属性包括公平、义务、弹性、个性化、执行护理任务的信心、文化常态、家庭系统功能、支持系统、家庭资源、护理者与被护理者的关系以及对儿童需求的认识。亲子鉴定对年轻的照顾者既有积极的影响，也有消极的影响。这项工作介绍了这一概念的前因、后果和可识别的属性，以提供年轻照顾者中亲职教育的全面概况。这些发现展示了亲子教育的多维性质及其对年轻照顾者的广泛影响。虽然这些发现确实让人们对年轻护理人员有了更深入的了解，但事实仍然是，人们对这一服务不足和未被认可的群体知之甚少。这种概念分析提供了理解的基础，指定了干预发展的潜在目标以及可修改的结果，可以通过未来的研究和干预工作进行探索。