Evaluative and Experienced Well-being of Caregivers of Parents and Caregivers of Children.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Informal caregiving is an important source of support for aging parents and children. Yet the timing and nature of caring for parents versus children may result in different levels of well-being. Despite extensive studies on the well-being of caregivers of parents and of children, it remains elusive as to how evaluative and experienced well-being vary by caregiver type.

Method

Using data from the 2012 and 2013 rounds of the American Time Use Survey, we examined how 216 caregivers of parents and 1,989 caregivers of children reported their evaluative well-being (life satisfaction) and experienced well-being (happiness, meaning, pain, sadness, stress, and tiredness).

Results

Caregivers of parents reported lower evaluative and experienced well-being than caregi

SUBMITTER: Hammersmith AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6327654 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature