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Mother-daughter relationships during the first year of caregiving
— a qualitative study | | Author(s) | Joanne M Pohl, Carol Boyd, B A Given |
| Journal title | Journal of Women & Aging, vol 9, nos 1/2, 1997 |
| Pages | pp 133-149 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Women as carers ; Mother ; Daughters ; Family relationships ; Stress ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Mother-daughter relationships during the first year of adult daughters caring for their ageing mothers were examined. Eight daughters, recruited from a larger survey in the Midwest, United States (US), were interviewed one year into their caregiving experience. Findings revealed that the mother-daughter relationships were stable but not without transitional conflicts. The decision to take on the caregiver role extended beyond the physical need for care and included the strong life-long relationship with their mothers as well as their fathers. Conflict was found to be associated with living arrangements: those daughters who lived with their mothers expressed more conflict. Half of the daughters had never thought of or planned for caring for their mothers, and found the caregiving role stressful initially, yet after one year of caregiving, all of the daughters said they would do it again. The authors call for expanding our concept of "family planning" and discuss the need for interventions that prepare women and families for caregiving. |
| Accession Number | CPA-980202410 A |
| Classmark | P6:SH: SRM: SSH: DS:SJ: QNH: 7T |
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