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Peer reviewedSkaff, Marilyn M.; Pearlin, Leonard I. – Gerontologist, 1992
Examined loss of identity resulting from engulfment in caregiver role among 555 adult children and spouses caring for Alzheimer patient. Loss was more common among spouses, females, and younger caregivers. Limited social contact and lack of social roles were related to greater loss of self. Found loss of self associated with lower…
Descriptors: Adult Children, Alzheimers Disease, Family Caregivers, Role Perception
Peer reviewedBrown, Diane R.; And Others – Gerontologist, 1992
Used data from community-based sample of African Americans to investigate association between gender and depressive symptoms among 148 older African Americans. Found no gender difference in overall level of depressive symptomatology. Findings suggest that lack of gender difference was attributable to similarities in risk factors related to…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Blacks, Child Rearing, Depression (Psychology)
Peer reviewedNoonan, Anne E.; Tennstedt, Sharon L. – Gerontologist, 1997
Examines the relationship between meaning in caregiving (positive beliefs about the caregiving situation and the self as caregiver) and the psychological well-being of 131 informal caregivers to community-residing frail elders. Results indicate that meaning in caregiving explained a significant portion of the differences in depression and…
Descriptors: Caregiver Attitudes, Caregiver Role, Caregivers, Depression (Psychology)
