“…Third, parentification may be viewed in light of its consequences. A situation which goes beyond the child's capabilities (e.g., emotional and physical capacities) and exhausts resources that foretell numerous negative consequences such as anxiety, depression, personality disorders, and eating disorders (Arellano et al, 2018;Burton et al, 2018;Hooper et al, 2011), use of psychoactive substances (Chase et al, 1998;Dragan & Hardt, 2016), difficulties in relationships (Shaffer & Madden, 2016), poor academic performance (Burton, 2007;Chase et al, 1998;Siskowski, 2006), and poor parenting skills as an adult (Nuttall et al, 2019). In some circumstances, however, parentification may be beneficial.…”