Eldercare and Work-Role Conflict: Toward an Understanding of Gender Differences in Caregiver Burden

This study investigated gender differences in caregiving tasks, role strains, and resources to account for gender variations in burden among a probability sample of employed, nonspousal caregivers (N = 413). Females were more likely to assist with care provision tasks, to report work role strains, a...

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Published in:The Gerontologist 1995-06, Vol.35 (3), p.340-348
Main Authors: Kramer, Betty J., Kipnis, Stuart
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Caregiver Role
Caregivers - psychology
Caregiving
Conflict (Psychology)
Cost of Illness
Elder care
Eldercare
Employed caregivers
Employment Level
Family - psychology
Female
Females
Frail Elderly
Frail Elderly - psychology
Gender Identity
Health Resources
Higher Education
Humans
Male
Males
Middle Aged
Older Adults
Role
Role strain
Sampling Studies
Sex Differences
Sexes
Social research
Social Support
Stress Variables
Work and family
Workload - psychology
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Summary:This study investigated gender differences in caregiving tasks, role strains, and resources to account for gender variations in burden among a probability sample of employed, nonspousal caregivers (N = 413). Females were more likely to assist with care provision tasks, to report work role strains, and to experience higher levels of burden than males. After controlling for known sociodemographic dissimilarities in predicting burden, the effect of gender decreased at each step when caregiver tasks, work role strains, and resources were entered into the regression equation. Results suggest that these differences may partially explain the greater negative impact experienced by nonspousal, female caregivers.
ISSN:0016-9013
1758-5341
DOI:10.1093/geront/35.3.340