Parental Caregiving for a Child with Special Needs, Marital Strain, and Physical Health: Evidence from National Survey of Midlife
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Purpose Guided by a life course theoretical perspective, this study aimed to examine associations between providing caregiving for a young or adult son or daughter with special needs and multiple dimensions of physical health status among married midlife and older adults, as well as moderation of these associations by gender and marital quality (i.e., marital strain). Method Regression models were estimated using data from 1,058 married adults aged 33 83 (National Survey of Midlife in the U.S. (MIDUS), 2005). Family Relationships and Familial Responses to Health Issues Contemporary Perspectives in Family Research, Volume 8A, 183 209 Copyright r 2014 by Emerald Group Publishing Limited All rights of reproduction in any form reserved ISSN: 1530-3535/doi:10.1108/S1530-35352014000008A006
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