Christensen K A, Stephens M A, Townsend A L
Department of Psychology, Kent State University, Ohio 44242-0001, USA.
Health Psychol. 1998 Mar;17(2):163-71. doi: 10.1037//0278-6133.17.2.163.
The current study focused on 296 adult daughter caregivers who were simultaneously providing care to an impaired parent, mothers to children living at home, wives, and employees. How mastery (perceived competence and control) in each of these 4 roles was related to well-being was examined. Women experienced higher levels of mastery in the employee role than in any other role. After controlling for household income and dispositional optimism, only employee mastery contributed unique variance to physical health, but mastery in each of the 4 roles contributed unique variance to either depression or life satisfaction. Results also suggest that women's satisfaction with life was related to an accumulation of mastery across roles. The study expands previous research by revealing that mastery in women's additional roles can supplement the benefits of mastery stemming from parent care.
当前的研究聚焦于296名成年女性照料者，她们同时承担着照料受损父母、照顾家中子女的母亲、妻子以及雇员的角色。研究考察了在这四种角色中，掌控感（即感知到的能力和控制权）与幸福感之间的关系。女性在雇员角色中体验到的掌控感高于其他任何角色。在控制了家庭收入和性格乐观程度之后，只有雇员角色的掌控感对身体健康有独特的贡献，但四种角色中的掌控感分别对抑郁或生活满意度有独特的贡献。结果还表明，女性对生活的满意度与跨角色掌控感的积累有关。该研究通过揭示女性在其他角色中的掌控感可以补充因照料父母而产生的掌控感的益处，扩展了先前的研究。
