TY - JOUR
T1 - Other roles of caregivers
T2 - Competing responsibilities or supportive resources
AU - Stoller, E. P.
AU - Pugliesi, K. L.
PY - 1989
Y1 - 1989
N2 - Although the majority of research has conceptulized other roles of caregivers as competing commitments, a growing body of literature views multiple roles as supportive resources. This study examined the impact of multiple roles on the caregiving experience among informal helpers of a probability sample of elderly people living in a community setting. Results indicate that other roles, particularly when caregiving involves a large time commitment, do contribute to burden. However, other roles, especially roles outside the family, are also associated with improved caregiver well-being.
AB - Although the majority of research has conceptulized other roles of caregivers as competing commitments, a growing body of literature views multiple roles as supportive resources. This study examined the impact of multiple roles on the caregiving experience among informal helpers of a probability sample of elderly people living in a community setting. Results indicate that other roles, particularly when caregiving involves a large time commitment, do contribute to burden. However, other roles, especially roles outside the family, are also associated with improved caregiver well-being.
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U2 - 10.1093/geronj/44.6.S231
DO - 10.1093/geronj/44.6.S231
M3 - Article
C2 - 2809117
AN - SCOPUS:0024423045
SN - 0022-1422
VL - 44
SP - S231-S238
JO - Journals of Gerontology
JF - Journals of Gerontology
IS - 6
ER -