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A comparison of primary stressors, secondary stressors, and depressive symptoms between elderly caregiving husbands and wives: the Caregiver Health Effects Study.
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| Title | A comparison of primary stressors, secondary stressors, and depressive symptoms between elderly caregiving husbands and wives: the Caregiver Health Effects Study. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2000 |
| Authors | Bookwala, J, Schulz, R |
| Journal | Psychol Aging |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pagination | 607-16 |
| Date Published | 2000 Dec |
| ISSN | 0882-7974 |
| Keywords | Aged, Aging, Caregivers, Depressive Disorder, Female, Health Status, Humans, Male, Spouses, Stress, Psychological |
| Abstract | <p>The present study examined gender differences in the experience of primary and secondary caregiving stressors, depressive symptoms, and their interrelationships using a sample of 283 elderly spouse caregivers (145 women, 138 men). Two primary stressors, two secondary stressors, and depressive symptoms were assessed. In general, t-tests indicated that caregiving husbands experience fewer stressors and depressive symptoms than their female counterparts. Multiple group analysis revealed that the primary stressors were more useful in explaining variance associated with the secondary stressors for women than men and that the path coefficients linking amount of caregiving assistance to caregivers' activity restriction was significantly different across men and women. Other paths linking primary stressors, secondary stressors, and depressive symptoms, however, were statistically equivalent across men and women. Hence, although caregiving women and men may vary in their reports of caregiving stressors, the complexity of the caregiving experience appears to be quite uniform for both groups.</p> |
| DOI | 10.1037//0882-7974.15.4.607 |
| Alternate Journal | Psychol Aging |
| PubMed ID | 11144320 |
| Grant List | R01 MH46015 / MH / NIMH NIH HHS / United States R01 MH52247 / MH / NIMH NIH HHS / United States T32 MH19986 / MH / NIMH NIH HHS / United States |