TY - JOUR
T1 - Caregiving for elder relatives
T2 - Which caregivers experience personal benefits/gains?
AU - Koerner, Susan Silverberg
AU - Kenyon, Den Yelle Baete
AU - Shirai, Yumi
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was supported by funds to the first author from the University of Arizona Agricultural Experiment Station. Special thanks are extended to graduate students Lela Rankin, Renée Peltz Dennison, Dorothy Esler, and Cindy Simon; undergraduate students Talia Retana and Pat Woelke; and Professor Lynne Tomasa for their assistance during various phases of the project.
PY - 2009/3
Y1 - 2009/3
N2 - The present study asks whether the positive, rewarding experiences of caregiving (benefits/gains) emerge merely as a function of caregiver personality, or whether, after personality traits (agreeableness, conscientiousness, extroversion, neuroticism) are taken into account, other interpersonal factors make a difference. Survey data were collected from 63 family caregivers. Bivariate analyses revealed that caregiving benefits/gains were significantly and positively associated with two personality traits (agreeableness, extroversion), family and spouse/partner socio-emotional support, and prior relationship quality. Hierarchical regressions indicated that whereas neither family socio-emotional support nor prior relationship quality significantly predicted variance in caregiving benefits/gains beyond that accounted for by agreeableness and extroversion, spouse/partner socio-emotional support did. Implications for research and practice are discussed.
AB - The present study asks whether the positive, rewarding experiences of caregiving (benefits/gains) emerge merely as a function of caregiver personality, or whether, after personality traits (agreeableness, conscientiousness, extroversion, neuroticism) are taken into account, other interpersonal factors make a difference. Survey data were collected from 63 family caregivers. Bivariate analyses revealed that caregiving benefits/gains were significantly and positively associated with two personality traits (agreeableness, extroversion), family and spouse/partner socio-emotional support, and prior relationship quality. Hierarchical regressions indicated that whereas neither family socio-emotional support nor prior relationship quality significantly predicted variance in caregiving benefits/gains beyond that accounted for by agreeableness and extroversion, spouse/partner socio-emotional support did. Implications for research and practice are discussed.
KW - Family caregivers
KW - Informal care
KW - Personality traits
KW - Positive aspects of caregiving
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U2 - 10.1016/j.archger.2008.01.015
DO - 10.1016/j.archger.2008.01.015
M3 - Article
C2 - 18336932
AN - SCOPUS:58349112569
SN - 0167-4943
VL - 48
SP - 238
EP - 245
JO - Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics
JF - Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics
IS - 2
ER -