Vazquez Christian E, Rote Sunshine, Antequera Felipe, Cabrera Alberto, Cantu Phillip, Angel Jacqueline L
School of Social Work,The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, USA.
Kent School of Social Work and Family Science,University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA.
Res Aging. 2025 May-Jun;47(5-6):255-265. doi: 10.1177/01640275241310518. Epub 2025 Jan 8.
The current study examines cohort (i.e., Generation X, Baby Boomers, and Silent Generation) and gender differences in the stability of Mexican-origin family caregivers over time. The data comes from Mexican-origin caregivers to community-dwelling older adults living in the west and southwestern United States from the Caregiving Supplement to the Hispanic Established Populations for the Epidemiologic Study of the Elderly (2010/11-2016). Multinomial logistic regressions with interaction and predicted probabilities demonstrate that female caregivers are more consistent in their caregiving role over male caregivers in every cohort over the two time points (RRR = 0.67; 95% CI = [0.01-0.38]). Among men, predicted probabilities indicate more caregivers from Baby Boomer (.17) and Generation X (0.12) cohorts remain in the caregiver role compared to Silent Generation (.07). The findings suggest that gendered expectations may be changing as male caregivers increase in their provision of family care. Future research should consider generational diversity in Hispanic caregiving experience.
本研究考察了墨西哥裔家庭照顾者随时间推移的稳定性在群体（即X一代、婴儿潮一代和沉默一代）和性别方面的差异。数据来自《西班牙裔老年人流行病学研究既定人群护理补充调查》（2010/11 - 2016年）中居住在美国西部和西南部社区的墨西哥裔老年人的家庭照顾者。带有交互项和预测概率的多项逻辑回归表明，在两个时间点上的每个群体中，女性照顾者在其照顾角色上比男性照顾者更具持续性（相对风险比 = 0.67；95%置信区间 = [0.01 - 0.38]）。在男性中，预测概率表明，与沉默一代（0.07）相比，婴儿潮一代（0.17）和X一代（0.12）群体中有更多照顾者继续担任照顾角色。研究结果表明，随着男性照顾者提供家庭护理的比例增加，性别期望可能正在发生变化。未来的研究应考虑西班牙裔照顾经历中的代际差异。
