Siblings of adults with schizophrenia: expectations about future caregiving roles.
Sibling expectations to provide future instrumental or emotional support for a brother or sister with schizophrenia when parents became disabled or died were examined. Data came from a sample of 137 siblings participating in a longitudinal study of aging families of adults with schizophrenia. Early socialization experiences, the quality of the sibling relationship, and personal caregiver gains propel siblings toward a future caregiving role, whereas geographic distance and beliefs about the controllability of psychiatric symptoms reduce expectations of future involvement.
Smith
Matthew J
MJ
Department of Psychiatry, School of Social Work, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA. matthew@conte.wustl.edu
Greenberg
Jan S
JS
Mailick Seltzer
Marsha
M
D000328:Adult; D001290:Attitude; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003688:Deinstitutionalization; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D012380:Role; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012801:Sibling Relations; D035781:Siblings / Q000523:psychology*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires