title: The psychological well-being of disability caregivers: examining the roles of family strain, family-to-work conflict, and perceived supervisor support.
abstract: We draw on the cross-domain model of work-family conflict and conservation of resources theory to examine the relationship between disability caregiving demands and the psychological well-being of employed caregivers. Using a sample of employed disability caregivers from a national survey, we found that the relationship between caregiving demands and family-to-work conflict was stronger when employees experienced high levels of strain from family. Additionally, we found high levels of family to-work conflict were subsequently associated with decreases in life satisfaction and increases in depression, but only when perceived supervisor support was low. Overall, our findings suggest an indirect relationship between caregiving demands and psychological well-being that is mediated by family-to-work conflict and is conditional on family strain and perceived supervisor support. The theoretical and practical implications of these findings are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Management, College of Business, West Texas A&M University.
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Management, College of Business, West Texas A&M University.
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shaffer
authors.affiliation: Department of Business Administration, School of Business, Economics, and Law, University of Gothenburg.
authors.forename: Jessica
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bagger
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D008875:Middle Aged; D015279:Organizational Culture; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D011788:Quality of Life; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012944:Social Support; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology*; D014481:United States; D017132:Workplace / Q000523:psychology*