The effect of multiple roles on caregiver stress outcomes.
Some caregivers focus exclusively on the caregiving role; others try to balance caregiving responsibilities with a simultaneous work role outside the home. This study examined competing hypotheses about the impact that greater immersion in a work role would have on the stress outcomes of individuals who provide care for a person with a disability. The authors used national survey data to examine whether hours of work were associated with caregiver stress outcomes. The authors also investigated whether type of disability moderated the relationship between hours worked and stress outcomes. Results suggest that spending more time in a work role generally has no effect on caregiver stress outcomes. However, caregivers who were caring for a person with a mental disability experienced significantly fewer stress outcomes as they spent more hours engaged in outside work.
Department of Management, University of Melbourne.
Hugh T J
0000-0001-6745-1920
HTJ
Bainbridge
Department of Management, University of Melbourne.
Christina
C
Cregan
Department of Management, University of Melbourne.
Carol T
0000-0002-6558-8234
CT
Kulik
D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D004651:Employment; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D012919:Social Behavior; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology*; D013997:Time Factors