Caregiver burden, work-family conflict, family-work conflict, and mental health of caregivers: A mediational longitudinal study

Caregivers are responsible for the care of another, such as a young adult, disabled child, elderly parent, or sick spouse. Individuals who have caregiving responsibilities must blend the often-contradictory behavioural expectations from the different roles in which they reside. Building on the theor...

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Published in:Work and stress 2021-07, Vol.35 (3), p.217-240
Main Authors: Kayaalp, Alper, Page, Kyle J., Rospenda, Kathleen M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
anxiety
Caregiver burden
Caregivers
Caregiving
Children with disabilities
Conservation
conservation of resources theory
depression
Family conflict
Family work relationship
family-work conflict
Longitudinal studies
Mail surveys
Mental health
Multivariate statistical analysis
Older people
Resource conservation
Strain analysis
Unpaid
Work life balance
work-family conflict
Young adults
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Summary:Caregivers are responsible for the care of another, such as a young adult, disabled child, elderly parent, or sick spouse. Individuals who have caregiving responsibilities must blend the often-contradictory behavioural expectations from the different roles in which they reside. Building on the theoretical foundations of Conservation of Resources theory, this study tests a mediational model explicating the process through which caregiver burden impacts mental health through work-family conflict among a community sample of 1,007 unpaid caregivers in the greater Chicago area who responded to a mail survey at three time points. Structural equation modelling analyses indicate strain-based conflict as being a consistent mediator between caregiver burden and mental health at baseline and two years later. These findings can inform practice and policy for workers with caregiving responsibilities.
ISSN:0267-8373
1464-5335
DOI:10.1080/02678373.2020.1832609