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Attitudes toward spousal caregiving in late adulthood — retirement versus pre-retirement phase
Author(s)	Liat Kulik
Journal title	Journal of Gerontological Social Work, vol 35, no 2, 2001
Pages	pp 37-58
Source	http://www.tandfonline.com
Keywords	Spouses as carers ; Attitude ; Preparation [retirement] ; Retirement ; Housework ; Israel.
Annotation	Differences in attitudes toward spousal caregiving at times of illness between 269 pre-retired and 250 retired Israelis were examined from three perspectives: commitment to caregiving, perceived harmful effects of caregiving, and delegation of responsibility for caregiving. Compared with the pre-retired group, the retirees revealed higher levels of commitment and showed less of a tendency to delegate responsibility for caregiving. For both groups of participants, past assistance from the spouse and equality in division of household tasks were the best predictors of perceived harmful effects. With regard to delegating responsibility for caregiving, the most salient variables for both groups of participants were marital tension and equality in division of household tasks. No gender-based differences were found in attitudes toward caregiving. (KJ/RH).
Accession Number	CPA-011211203 A
Classmark	P6:SN: DP: GA: G3: GH6: 7H6
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