Conflict with Mothers and Siblings During Caregiving: Differential Costs for Black and White Adult Children

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Suitor J. J., Gilligan M., Rurka M., Con Wright G., Peng S., Pillemer K.

JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES B-PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES, vol.73, no.7, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 73 Issue: 7
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.1093/geronb/gbx149
  • Journal Name: JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES B-PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Keywords: Caregiving, Depression, Intergenerational relations, Minority aging (race/ethnicity), MAJOR DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, AFRICAN-AMERICAN, FAMILY CONFLICT, NEGATIVE INTERACTION, ETHNIC-DIFFERENCES, SOCIAL EXCHANGES, STRESS PROCESS, SUPPORT, RACE, LIFE
  • TED University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Objectives: Family conflict has been found to play a role in caregivers' psychological well-being; however, few studies have considered race differences in the prevalence and consequences of caregiving conflict. In this paper, we use mixed-methods to examine differences in the experiences of conflict among Black and White adult children caring for mothers.