Caregiving in the Illness Context.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (166 pages)
Cover -- Half-Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- About the Authors -- 1 What Is Caregiving and How Should We Study It? -- 2 Caregiving Outcomes -- 3 Caregiving as a Dyadic Process -- 4 The Emotional Experience of Caregiving -- 5 Gender and Caregiving: The Costs of Caregiving for Women -- 6 The Influence of Culture on Caregiving Cognitions and Motivations -- 7 Personality and Caregiving -- 8 Interventions to Support Caregivers -- References -- Index.
How does caregiving affect health and well-being and what resources help caregivers? This book provides a synthesis of psychological research on caregiver stress and brings attention to the personal, social and structural factors that affect caregivers' well-being and as well as recent behavioral interventions to enhance health.