Increasing family members' appreciation of family caregiving stress.

Full Abstract

Participants read a message discussing the duties of a typical family caregiver (for example, a woman taking care of her elderly mother) and the associated psychological, physical, social, and financial stresses. The message was accompanied by an appeal that was either a control or was altruistic (other-oriented:
focusing on the mother/caregiver's well-being) or egoistic (self-oriented:
focusing on the child of the caregiver's needs and feelings). Participants who received an altruistic appeal were more appreciative of caregiving stresses than were those given an egoistic or a control appeal. Increasing family members' awareness of the stress involved in family caregiving is a first step in encouraging them to personally intervene on behalf of the caregiver.

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Author information

Author/s: Gopalan, Neena (N); Brannon, Laura A (LA);

Affiliation: Department of Psychology, Kansas State University, Manhattan 66506, USA.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: The Journal of psychology (J Psychol), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2006-Mar; vol 140 (issue 2) : pp 85-94

Dates: Created 2006/06/14; Completed 2006/10/05;

PMID: 16770936, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

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Adolescent
Adult
Altruism
Caregivers - psychology
Empathy
Family - psychology
Female

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