Stress of parent care: positive and negative effects of women's other roles

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There has been little research on the impact on caregivers of performing several roles. Research on primary caregivers responsible for disabled or sick parents or parents-in-law and also occupying roles as mothers, wives and employees, shows that parent caregiving tends to be linked to depression and not to life satisfaction. Women suffering stress as mothers tend to suffer more from the impact of being parent caregivers. Stress in other roles appears to exacerbate the impact of parent caregiver stress. Women in rewarding work found this a buffer against stress arising from parent caregiving.

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rameshraju

Mar 6, 2009 @ 4:04 am

Women employement leads towards failure at homemaking. Chirlden when they are devoid of mother's care, turns into anti-social elements in future. The more is the mother's care, the more good are the children. Acid attacks are recent examples. Man earning by his sweat and Woman looking after house and children, balances the family harmony and the god's plan of nature. Homemaking is a wonderful art. It needs great patience. Women are bestowed with it. Men are bestowed with physical strength to do outside work. Men are good at outside work, Women are good at inside work. Men are Women are equal in status, but their duties are different. So Neighter Man is superior to Woman nor Woman is inferior to Man.

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Where two roles intersect: spillover between parent care and employment

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A sample of 105 adult daughters who were caregivers to their aged parents and simultaneously employed was evaluated to find out the relationship between the two roles and their effect on psychological makeup. It was observed that negative spillover between the two roles was significant in mediating feelings of stress and depression among the subjects. Positive spillover, on the other hand, was not considered to be an effective mediator.

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Emotional congruence in older couples coping with wives' osteoarthritis: exacerbating effects of pain behavior

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The congruence in the negative emotions of female osteoarthritis patients and their caregiving husbands is examined. Regression analysis revealed that patient's initial level of depressive symptoms and anger were related to increases in their husband's anger over time.

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