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Parents of children with chronic disabilities: the gratification of caregiving
- Author:
- SCHWARTZ Chaya
- Journal article citation:
- Families in Society, 84(4), October 2003, pp.576-584.
- Publisher:
- The Alliance for Children and Families
A sample of 167 parents of children with a mental illness or physical disability from Israel participated in this study. Parents reported receiving gratification from fulfilling their parental duties and from learning about themselves. The child's and parent's personal characteristics were significant predictors of gratification. Physical disability and younger age of the child were associated with higher level of gratification, as were the younger age of the parent, unemployment, and parental poor health. When parents perceived caregiving as causing less emotional strain (low subjective burden), they were more likely to express gratification. The amount of assistance that the parent gave the child (objective burden) did not have a unique contribution to parental gratification.
Parents of mentally ill adult children living at home
- Authors:
- SCHWARTZ Chaya, GIDRON Ronit
- Journal article citation:
- Health and Social Work, 27(2), May 2002, pp.145-154.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
This study explores the positive potentials of caregiving experiences by parents caring for an adult child with a mental illness at home. One parent from each of 93 households completed a self-administered questionnaire. The children being cared for were aged 18 or over. All the parents reported receiving help and support from their child, but perceived the satisfaction gained from fulfilling their parental duties and from learning about themselves as more important.