Marital Strain Exacerbates Health Risks of Filial Caregiving
Evidence From the 2005 National Survey of Midlife in the United States
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2347433 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sunwoo Kang (0000-0001-8305-5100, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD, USA, corresponding author), Nadine F Marks (University of Wisconsin–Madison, WI, USA) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 1123-1150 |
| Publication date | 2016-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Family Issues (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0192-513X • E-ISSN: 1552-5481 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0192513x14526392 |
| PMID | 27134326 |
| OpenAlex | W2132526955 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 62 |
This study examined linkages between providing care for a parent (in contrast to not providing any care to other kin or nonkin) and four dimensions of physical health (self-rated health, functional limitations, physical symptoms, chronic conditions), as well as moderation of these linkages by gender and a negative dimension of marital quality-marital strain. Regression models were estimated using telephone and self-administered questionnaire data from 1,080 married men and women who participated in the National Survey of Midlife in the United States 2005. Although providing filial care was not found to be a global health risk for all married caregivers, marital strain was a critical factor in determining risk. Contrary to hypothesis, robust gender differences were not in evidence. But among both women and men, caregiving for a parent in the presence of high levels of marital strain was associated with significantly poorer health across all four evaluated outcomes
Health care · Mental health · Moderation · Physical health · Psychiatry · Telephone survey · Clinical Psychology · Demography · Family Support in Illness · Health disparities and outcomes · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology · Gerontology
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Psychiatric and Physical Morbidity Effects of Caregiving
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Gender in Families
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Sampling Weights and Regression Analysis
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Til Death Do Us Part
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,18 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2020 (6) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |