TY - JOUR
AU - Skaff, Marilyn, M.
AB - Abstract This paper views caregiver stress as a consequence of a process comprising a number of interrelated conditions, including the socioeconomic characteristics and resources of caregivers and the primary and secondary stressors to which they are exposed. Primary stressors are hardships and problems anchored directly in caregiving. Secondary stressors fall into two categories: the strains experienced in roles and activities outside of caregiving, and intrapsychic strains, involving the diminishment of self-concepts. Coping and social support can potentially intervene at multiple points along the stress process. Caregiver strains, Role strains, Loss, Self-concept, Stress mediators This content is only available as a PDF. Author notes 1 Support for this work was provided by the National Institute of Mental Health, under grant #MH42122. We thank our co-investigators, Drs. Carol Ancshensel, William lagust, and David Lindeman, as well as Lisa Hoffman and Jane Karp for their collaboration on this work. We are also grateful for the generous help and encouragement of William Fisher and Peter Braun. Address correspondence to Dr. Leonard I. Pearlin, Human Development and Aging Program, 1350 7th Ave., CSBS 237, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143-0848. © 1990 The Gerontological Society of America
TI - Caregiving and the Stress Process: An Overview of Concepts and Their Measures
JF - The Gerontologist
DO - 10.1093/geront/30.5.583
DA - 1990-10-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/oxford-university-press/caregiving-and-the-stress-process-an-overview-of-concepts-and-their-uQDhaLWAWh
SP - 583
VL - 30
IS - 5
DP - DeepDyve
ER -