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Care giving offspring to aging parents:: How it affects their marital relations, parenthood and mental health

The study examined the effect of direct and indirect stresses on the mental health of offspring caring for an aging parent. The study is based on Pearlin, Lieberman, Menaghan, and Mullan's (1981) Stress Development Model. The research examined 345 subjects, men and women aged 40-59 who filled a questionnaire sent by post within their workplace. The research findings show that the various stresses of the caregiver role are mutually connected and have a significant positive effect on the mental health of caregiving offspring. Another finding shows that the extended family support variable acts as a buffer on the caregiving burden on the adult child.

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Additional Titles
Illness, Crisis & Loss

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Type of Reference
Jour
Type of Work
Article
ISBN/ISSN
10541373
Resource Database
A9h
Publication Year
2006
Issue Number
1
Volume Number
14
Start Page
1-21