Coward R T, Dwyer J W
J. Hillis Miller Health Science Center, University of Florida, Gainesville 32610-0177.
Res Aging. 1990 Jun;12(2):158-81. doi: 10.1177/0164027590122002.
Based on matched data from the 1982 National Long-Term Care Survey and the National Survey of Informal Caregivers, this article explores the degree to which separating adult children (N = 3,742) by the composition of their sibling network (i.e., only children, single-gender networks, and mixed-gender networks) provides insight into the association between gender and patterns of parent-care. Caregiving participation was calculated as a proportion of the availability of all children of a specific gender. The data reveal that, within all sibling network categories, daughters were more likely than sons to be providing care to an impaired parent; however, the repercussions of being a caregiver were not similarly uniform. Specifically, sons and daughters from only-child and single-gender networks reported a similar number of hours per day spent in parent-care and experienced comparable levels of stress and burden. In contrast, daughters from mixed-gender networks reported significantly higher levels of stress and burden and more hours per day spent caregiving than sons. These findings demonstrate that differentiating children by sibling network type does offer some clarity to our understanding of the complex association between gender and patterns of parent-care.
基于1982年全国长期护理调查和全国非正式护理人员调查的匹配数据，本文探讨了根据成年子女（N = 3742）的兄弟姐妹网络构成（即独生子女、单一性别网络和混合性别网络）来区分他们，能在多大程度上帮助我们了解性别与父母照料模式之间的关联。照料参与度是以特定性别的所有子女的可参与度比例来计算的。数据显示，在所有兄弟姐妹网络类别中，女儿比儿子更有可能照料受损的父母；然而，作为照料者的影响并非同样一致。具体而言，来自独生子女和单一性别网络的儿子和女儿报告的每天照料父母的时长相似，且经历的压力和负担水平相当。相比之下，来自混合性别网络的女儿报告的压力和负担水平显著更高，且每天照料的时长比儿子更多。这些发现表明，根据兄弟姐妹网络类型区分子女确实能让我们对性别与父母照料模式之间的复杂关联有更清晰的理解。
