Antecedents and Outcomes of Enrichment Among Working Family Caregivers of People With Dementia: A Longitudinal Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Despite evidence of negative aspects of the work-caregiving interface (e.g., work-family conflict) among family caregivers of people with dementia (PWD), little is known about the positive aspects (e.g., enrichment). We examined antecedents and outcomes of family-to-work enrichment (FWE) and work-to-family enrichment (WFE) among working family caregivers of PWD. In terms of antecedents, we investigated whether factors that alleviated work-family conflict increased enrichment.

Method

We conducted a 3-wave 6-month-interval longitudinal online survey of Japanese working family caregivers of PWD (N = 747). We examined the mediational effects of WFE and FWE on associations between participants' work resources (job control, supervisor support, co-worker support, and org

SUBMITTER: Morimoto H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8200353 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature