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Predicting mental health outcomes in female working carers : a longitudinal analysis

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Lyonette, Clare and Yardley, Lucy (2006) Predicting mental health outcomes in female working carers : a longitudinal analysis. Aging & Mental Health, Volume 10 (Number 4). pp. 368-377. doi:10.1080/13607860600638313 ISSN 1360-7863.

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Abstract

This study investigated the factors contributing to psychological distress and positive affect over time in female working carers of older people. Questionnaires (including measures of work-related, care-related, interpersonal and psychological aspects of working and caring) were distributed to 275 female working carers in the UK, the majority of whom were working as nurses in the National Health Service. In cross-sectional analyses, higher work stress and work demands predicted higher psychological distress among respondents. Better carer health, lower external pressures to care and higher work satisfaction predicted greater positive affect. The combined effects of greater work stress and work demands also predicted higher levels of psychological distress at follow-up (after one year), whereas younger age and lower work stress predicted greater positive affect over time. We conclude that more stressful and demanding work roles appear detrimental to carers’ mental health, while lower stress occupational roles may be beneficial, providing satisfaction and fulfilment outside of the caring role. Older female carers may be especially at risk of psychological distress, possibly due in part to increasing health problems of their own.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman
R Medicine > RT Nursing
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Institute for Employment Research
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Stress (Psychology), Job stress, Work environment, Care of the sick
Journal or Publication Title: Aging & Mental Health
Publisher: Routledge
ISSN: 1360-7863
Official Date: 2006
Dates:
DateEvent
2006Published
18 January 2007Available
19 October 2005Accepted
20 April 2005Submitted
Volume: Volume 10
Number: Number 4
Number of Pages: 9
Page Range: pp. 368-377
DOI: 10.1080/13607860600638313
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access

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