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CONFLICT AND CAREGIVING: TESTING A SOCIAL‐PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL
Author(s) -
Rahman N.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
australian journal on ageing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.63
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1741-6612
pISSN - 0726-4240
DOI - 10.1111/j.1741-6612.1993.tb00613.x
Subject(s) - coping (psychology) , psychology , interpersonal communication , social psychology , coping behavior , social conflict , clinical psychology , politics , political science , law
Interpersonal conflict in the caring relationship and coping with conflict were explored in a survey of 151 informal caregivers of the elderly. Burden, maladaptive coping strategies and the functional limitation of the elderly person were found to be significant predictors of conflict. A two way relationship between conflict and maladaptive coping was indicated. Caregivers experiencing severe amounts of conflict dealt with the situation by using maladaptive coping strategies. Maladaptive coping strategies often lead to abusive behaviour which in turn aggravates the degree of conflict.