Does it hurt to care? Caregiving, work-family conflict, and midlife well-being

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The consequences of caregiving for handicapped children, spouses, parents and other relatives and non-relatives on multiple positive and negative aspects of psychological well-being and development were investigated. A life course role-identity theoretical model was used to hypothesize that contemporary social organization causes conflicting demands across the role identities of employee and caregiver, and that this conflict is significant in explaining the negative impacts of caregiving on well-being. Multivariate regression analyses were in agreement with the hypotheses.

Research, Caregivers, Family, Work, Work (Labor)

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Flying solo at midlife: gender, marital status, and psychological well-being

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Multivariate analyses reveals that non-Hispanic and White men at midlife find it more difficult to remain single than women. However, no marked difference exists in psychological well-being between married men and singles. While never-married, and separated men and women enjoy more autonomy than their married counterparts, separated women enjoy higher degree of personal growth. Single women are more advantaged in respect of mental ability and personality as compared to married women. Unmarried and separated men are less well-off than women.

Analysis, Married people, Single people, Marital status

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Family, work, work-family spillover, and problem drinking during midlife

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Ecological theory has been used to analyze the extent to which multiple dimensions of family relationship quality, work-family spillover and work characteristics were linked with problem drinking among middle-aged people. Elements of the work and family microsystem are independently linked with problematic alcohol consumption.

Middle aged persons, Domestic relations, Family relations, Alcohol use

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