Family disagreement as a stress exacerbator for Hispanic and Non-Hispanic White caregivers

2013

Yumi Shirai
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The amount of research attention devoted to the positive influence of family in the context of caregiving (e.g., studies of the buffering effects of family social support) far outweighs exploration of familys potential negative impact. Limited extant research suggests, however, that family conflict may be a critical factor in understanding caregiver well-being. Framed within a caregiving-stress model, and using a daily stress-reactivity perspective, the current study examined (a) whether family conflict, in particular, family disagreements about care-related issues, exacerbates the impact of daily caregiving stressors on caregivers, and (b) whether that exacerbating effect varies as a function of caregiver ethnicity; we hypothesized that the exacerbating impact of family conflict may be especially evident for Hispanic caregivers because of the salience of family in Hispanic/Latino culture and identity.

family caregiver, hispanic, aging, stress

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