title: Caregiving for parents and in-laws: commonalities and differences.
abstract: This study examined support, stress, and well-being between adults who provide care for an aging and disabled parent and those who care for an aging and disabled parent-in-law. The study utilized a sample of individuals caring for a parent (n = 77), individuals caring for an in-law (n = 26) and a comparison group of noncaregivers (n = 1,939) from the Midlife Development in the United States study. In-law caregivers provided more financial assistance but adult child caregivers provided more emotional support and unpaid work. Adult child caregivers reported poorer mental health and family strain; in-law caregivers reported more spouse support and less family strain.
authors.affiliation: National Institute for the Psychotherapies, New York, NY 10107, USA. jrstr@me.com
authors.forename: Judy R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Strauss
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D032721:Adult Children; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging; D017028:Caregivers / Q000191:economics / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005195:Family Relations; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012944:Social Support; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000453:epidemiology