TY - JOUR
T1 - Stress proliferation in caregivers
T2 - the relationships between caregiving stressors and deterioration in family relationships
AU - Knussen, Christina
AU - Tolson, Debbie
AU - Swan, Iain R.C.
AU - Stott, David J.
AU - Brogan, Clare A.
PY - 2005/4/30
Y1 - 2005/4/30
N2 - The aim of the present study is to examine the extent to which caregiving stressors could explain change in family relationships over time - a construct termed stress proliferation - in a secondary analysis of an existing database. The sample of caregivers and care recipients (N= 132) was drawn mainly from records held by general practitioners in Glasgow. Care recipients were aged 65 years and over, and the majority had impaired hearing. Caregivers were younger non-spouse relatives of care recipients. Using hierarchical multiple regression analysis, two Stressors were found to be significantly related to deterioration in family relationships over a period of six months, irrespective of change in caregiver distress: the care recipient's hearing disability (β= -0.21), and change in the caregiver's negative reactions to caregiving (β = -0.23). It was concluded that the care recipient's hearing disability and more negative reactions to caregiving were related to a deterioration in family relationships over time. The results highlight the need for further study in this area, with a view to informing intervention programmes.
AB - The aim of the present study is to examine the extent to which caregiving stressors could explain change in family relationships over time - a construct termed stress proliferation - in a secondary analysis of an existing database. The sample of caregivers and care recipients (N= 132) was drawn mainly from records held by general practitioners in Glasgow. Care recipients were aged 65 years and over, and the majority had impaired hearing. Caregivers were younger non-spouse relatives of care recipients. Using hierarchical multiple regression analysis, two Stressors were found to be significantly related to deterioration in family relationships over a period of six months, irrespective of change in caregiver distress: the care recipient's hearing disability (β= -0.21), and change in the caregiver's negative reactions to caregiving (β = -0.23). It was concluded that the care recipient's hearing disability and more negative reactions to caregiving were related to a deterioration in family relationships over time. The results highlight the need for further study in this area, with a view to informing intervention programmes.
KW - Caregiving stressors
KW - Hearing impairment
KW - Stress proliferation
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U2 - 10.1080/08870440512331334013
DO - 10.1080/08870440512331334013
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:16644399058
SN - 0887-0446
VL - 20
SP - 207
EP - 221
JO - Psychology and Health
JF - Psychology and Health
IS - 2
ER -