Maternal and paternal caregiving of persons with mental retardation across the lifespan  

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Heller, Tamar ; Hsieh, Kelly ; Rowitz, Louis

Jenis: Article from Bulletin/Magazine
Dalam koleksi: Family Relations vol. 46 no. 04 (Oct. 1997), page 407-415.
Topik: burden; mental retardation; caregiving; disability; fathers; lifespan

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Perpustakaan PKPM Nomor Panggil: F17 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada

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The study compared the objective (time demands and support provided) and subjective dimensions (caregiving burden) of caregiving for fathers and mothers of children and adults with mental retardation living in the family home and in other settings. Also, it examined the extent that characteristics of the child and family and time commitments of both parents affected these outcomes. In comparison with fathers, mothers spent more time providing care, offered more types of support, and perceived more caregiving burden. For both parents out-of-home placement of adults, but not children, was associated with less caregiving burden. The behaviors and health of the offspring had a greater impact on mothers than on fathers. The effects of their own time commitments and their spouse's time commitments on their caregiving experience differed for mothers and fathers.

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