Gender Differences in Caregiving
Fact or Artifact?
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23345933 |
|---|---|
| Authors | B Miller (0000-0001-7347-0781), Lynda L Cafasso (Loyola University Chicago), L Cafasso |
| Year | 1992 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 498-507 |
| Publication date | 1992-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Gerontologist (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0016-9013 • E-ISSN: 1758-5341 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/geront/32.4.498 |
| PMID | 1427253 |
| OpenAlex | W2131892051 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 101 |
This study applies meta-analysis techniques to the results of 14 descriptive studies of gender differences in caregiving to determine the size and significance of gender differences in caregiving stressors (level of elder impairment and level and type of task involvement) and in caregiver burden. There were essentially no significant gender differences in functional impairment of the frail care recipient, total caregiver involvement in care, or in money management tasks. Female caregivers were more likely to carry out personal care and household tasks and more likely to report greater burden. Given the relatively small size of the effects found, we conclude that future research should focus on the part that gender-role explanations play in assigning meaning to caregiving behaviors.
Artifact (error) · Developmental psychology · Meaning (existential) · Psychotherapist · Stressor · Task (project management) · Clinical Psychology · Family Support in Illness · Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Medicine · Psychology · Gerontology
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| Unique citing works | 101 |
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| Citations per year | 3,16 |
| Citation span | 1994 - 2026 (33) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | Yes |
| Citation types | Neutral: 92 |