The relationship between mothers and daughters has been shown to be
generally positive and strong throughout the life cycle. The relationship may
become strained, however, as mothers become dependent due to deteriorating
health or chronic health conditions. It has long been recognized in both the
gerontological and intergenerational literatures that caring for a dependent
elderly parent can be burdensome and stressful for some caregiving adult
daughters. Using the elaborated wear-and-tear hypothesis, this study examined
longitudinally the impact of the amount of care given on 140 caregiving
daughters' perception of the quality of their relationship with their elderly
dependent mothers. It was hypothesized that increases in the amount of care
given by caregiving daughters over time would lead to a corresponding decrease
in relationship quality. It was also hypothesized that relationship quality and
amount of care given would be stable over time. Results indicated that providing
more care does decrease relationship quality between caregiving daughters and
care-receiving mothers over time although it does not do so initially. Further, the
results of study showed that relationship quality and amount of care given, on
average, are stable over time. / Graduation date: 1997
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ORGSU/oai:ir.library.oregonstate.edu:1957/34162 |
| Date | 10 July 1996 |
| Creators | Evans, Lorina S. |
| Contributors | Walker, Alexis J. |
| Source Sets | Oregon State University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis/Dissertation |
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