How does caregiving affect health and well-being and what resources help caregivers? This
book provides a synthesis of psychological research on caregiver stress and brings attention …

This study examined the effects of perceived financial costs on caregiving burden
experienced by family caregivers. The target population was family caregivers for older …

The purpose of this book, is to present a rather simple argument. Parents' thoughts about
childrearing and the ways in which they interact with children to achieve particular parenting …

This research traced the process of caregiver selection among adult children longitudinally,
investigating how transitions to parent care were influenced by previous constellations of …

Purpose: We use data from a longitudinal, within-family study to identify factors that predict
which adult siblings assumed caregiving responsibilities to older mothers over a 7-year …

In Australia the policy balance has shifted away from institutional forms of health and aged
care towards supporting people in their own homes. This change presupposes a significant …

Purpose: This article reports on a within-family study to identify factors that lead mothers to
expect that a particular child will serve in the role of primary caregiver. Design and Methods …

Supporting and caring for each other are crucial parts of the social tissue that binds people
together. In these networks, men and women hold different positions: Women more often …

Objectives: The current research explores how family caregivers (1) make sense of
caregiving and (2) cope with their circumstance. Method: We analysed semistructured …

The authors used data on 426 older mothers' relationships with their 1,823 adult children to
explore the relationship between birth order and parental favoritism. The findings …