Gerontology Research Centre, Simon Fraser University.
Faculty of Social Work, University of Calgary.
Can J Aging. 2020 Dec;39(4):634-646. doi: 10.1017/S0714980819000825. Epub 2020 Feb 10.
The psychological well-being of family caregivers is influenced by their relations with care receivers, and whether they have choice in becoming a caregiver. Limited study has explored the interaction effect of caregiver-receiver relations and caregiving choice on caregivers' psychological well-being. This study examines whether the caregiver's perceived choice moderates the association between caregiver-receiver relation and psychological well-being. Using population-based data from the 2012 Canada General Social Survey - Caregiving and Care Receiving (n = 5,285), this study applies regression and ANCOVA analyses. Results show family caregivers for spouses and children report significantly worse psychological well-being, whereas having choice to become a caregiver is associated with better psychological well-being. There was a significant moderation effect of caregiving choice on the association between caregiver-receiver relation and psychological well-being. Findings suggest that more services should be targeted for family caregivers without choice for caregiving as well as those who provide care for their children.
家庭照料者的心理健康受到他们与照料接受者的关系以及他们是否有选择成为照料者的影响。有限的研究探讨了照料者-接受者关系和照料选择对照料者心理健康的交互作用。本研究检验了照料者感知到的选择是否调节了照料者-接受者关系与心理健康之间的关联。本研究使用 2012 年加拿大一般社会调查-照料和接受照料的数据（n=5285），采用回归和协方差分析。结果表明，配偶和子女的家庭照料者报告的心理健康状况明显较差，而有选择成为照料者则与更好的心理健康状况相关。照料选择对照料者-接受者关系与心理健康之间的关联具有显著的调节作用。研究结果表明，应该为没有选择进行照料的家庭照料者以及为子女提供照料的家庭照料者提供更多的服务。
