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Employment and caregiver strain: an integrative model
A E Scharlach1, E L Sobel, R E Roberts
1School of Social Welfare, University of California, Berkeley.
The Gerontologist
|December 1, 1991
Summary
Caregiving strain impacts employed caregivers, increasing job termination risk. Flexible jobs reduce work interference, mitigating strain for better work-life balance.
Area of Science:
- Social Sciences
- Psychology
- Occupational Health
Background:
- Caregiving for impaired individuals presents challenges for employed adults.
- Work-life balance is often disrupted by caregiving responsibilities.
- Understanding factors influencing caregiver strain is crucial for support.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine a multifactorial model of caregiving strain in employed caregivers.
- To identify predictors of work disruptions and job termination risk.
- To assess the impact of job flexibility on work interference.
Main Methods:
- Utilized a quantitative approach with a sample of 341 employed caregivers.
- Employed a LISREL (Linear Structural Relations) framework to estimate path coefficients.
- Analyzed the relationships between caregiving strain, work disruptions, and job termination.
Main Results:
- Work disruptions significantly increased caregiving strain and perceived job termination likelihood.
- Care recipient impairment and perceived support adequacy influenced work interference.
- Caregivers with flexible job responsibilities reported less work interference.
Conclusions:
- Caregiving strain is multifactorial, influenced by work disruptions and recipient needs.
- Job flexibility emerges as a key factor in mitigating work interference for caregivers.
- Interventions supporting flexible work arrangements may reduce caregiver strain and improve retention.