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| Attitudes toward spousal caregiving and their correlates among aging women | | Author(s) | Liat Kulik |
| Journal title | Journal of Women & Aging, vol 13, no 3, 2001 |
| Pages | pp 41-58 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Wives as carers ; Attitude ; Life satisfaction ; Israel. |
| Annotation | Attitudes were examined of 259 older Israeli women toward three aspects of spousal caregiving: commitment to caregiving, perceived harmful effects, and delegating responsibility to others. The study also examined the contribution of the following independent variables toward explaining these attitudes: background variables, equality in marital relations, spousal resources, and affective variables. On the whole, commitment to care for the spouse was most prevalent, while perceived harmful effects and delegating responsibility to others were emphasized less. Of the independent variables examined, equality in dyadic relations explained all three aspects of caregiving. Moreover, women with high levels of emotional hardiness were less likely to delegate responsibility for caregiving. A negative relationship was found between anticipated dependence on the husband and the wife's tendency to delegate responsibility for caregiving. Finally the affective variables (satisfaction with life, and marital complaints) contributed significantly toward explaining attitudes toward spousal caregiving. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-011207208 A |
| Classmark | P6:SNW: DP: F:5HH: 7H6 |
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