CHP Seminar - Aoife Bowman Grangel
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Title: Exploring Health Outcomes in Young Carers through Psychological Stress Models.
Supervisors: Prof Stephen Gallagher, Study of Anxiety, Stress and Health Laboratory, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Education and Health Sciences, University of Limerick; Dr Jennifer McMahon, School of Child & Youth Mental Health & Well-being Lab, Head of Department of Educational Inclusive and Special Education (EPISE) at Mary Immaculate College (MIC); Dr Nikki Dunne, Research Manager, Family Carers Ireland.
Abstract: In this presentation I will highlight some key findings from my PhD research examining young carers' health.Informal caregiving has been studied as a model of chronic stress, leading to adverse mental and physical health outcomes. The extent to which stress impacts health depends on individuals’ resources (e.g. social support) and vulnerabilities (e.g. biological, psychological and behavioral), with those with low resources and high vulnerabilities experiencing poorer health. The role of psychosocial risk/protective factors in the youth caregiving-health pathway will be discussed.
Bio: I am currently enrolled in the Structured PhD in Psychology programme at the University of Limerick, Ireland. My project, funded by the Irish Research Council, investigates how chronic stress affects young carers' mental and physical health. It focuses on psychosocial factors like social support and coping skills, using mixed-methods to explore links between caregiving and health outcomes, including depression and cardiovascular health.
Venue: Room 516, 207 Bouverie Street, Carlton
Zoom: https://go.unimelb.edu.au/t8w8
Passcode: 531541