title: Status transitions and future outlook as determinants of conflict: the caregiver's and care receiver's perspective.
abstract: This study examined the effects of status transitions and future outlook on conflict from the perspective of both caregiver and care receiver. As predicted, future outlook had a powerful association with dyadic conflict. Other strong predictors of conflict for care receivers were current state of happiness and changes in the relationship over a 3-year period. For caregivers, conflict was associated with care receivers' lack of social participation with family and friends, and changes in dyadic relationship.
authors.affiliation: Polisher Institute for Research, Philadelphia Geriatric Center, PA 19141.
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Litvin
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001294:Attitude to Health; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations