Caregiver role strain: the contribution of multiple roles and available resources in African-American women

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作者
Williams, SW [1 ]
Dilworth-Anderson, P
Goodwin, PY
机构
[1] Univ N Carolina, Ctr Minor Aging, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 USA
[2] Univ N Carolina, Sch Publ Hlth Hlth Policy & Adm, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 USA
[3] Univ N Carolina, Inst Aging, Family Res Consortium, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 USA
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10.1080/1360786031000072312
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R592 [老年病学]; C [社会科学总论];
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03 ; 0303 ; 100203 ;
摘要
While the roles of spouse, parent, and employee are normative for middle-aged adults, strain associated with each role may increase when the role of caregiver is added. The objectives of the present study were to determine: (1) what is the relationship between the caregiver's other roles ( marital, parental, employee), specific combinations of these roles, and role strain; and (2) what is the relationship between available resources ( economic, social, and personal) and role strain? The study participants were 148 African-American females who provided care to elderly family members. A model using multiple linear regression was analyzed. Caregivers with higher depressive symptomatology were more strained. However, neither additional multiple roles, nor a combination of roles were significantly related to role strain. African-American caregivers experienced a wide range of caregiver role strain. It would be a disservice to African-American caregivers to operate under the assumption that they provide care with little emotional cost. Continued within group analyses are needed to understand differential outcomes of these caregivers.
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