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The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences Advance Access published online on November 24, 2009
The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, doi:10.1093/geronb/gbp096
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Cultural Values and Caregiving: The Updated Sociocultural Stress and Coping Model

Bob G. Knight1 and Philip Sayegh2

1 Davis School of Gerontology and Department of Psychology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles
2 Department of Psychology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles

Address correspondence to Bob G. Knight, PhD, Davis School of Gerontology, University of Southern California, 3715 McClintock Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0191. Email: bknight{at}usc.edu


  Abstract

This review revises the sociocultural stress and coping model for culturally diverse family caregivers proposed in 1997 by Aranda and Knight. Available research on the influence of cultural values on the stress and coping process among family caregivers supports a common core model that is consistent across ethnic groups and that links care recipients’ behavior problems and functional impairments to caregivers’ burden appraisals and health outcomes. Familism as a cultural value appears to be multidimensional in its effects, with obligation values often being more influential than family solidarity. The effects of cultural values and other ethnic differences in stress and coping appear to involve social support and coping styles rather than burden appraisals. Implications of the revised model for research and practice are discussed.

Key Words: Caregiver burden • Culture • Ethnicity • Familism • Social support • Stress and coping

Received March 20, 2009; Accepted October 22, 2009

Decision Editor: Rosemary Blieszner, PhD


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