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. 2016 Feb 16;57(4):626–636. doi: 10.1093/geront/gnw008

Table 3.

Multivariate Effects of Caregiving Relationship on Caregivers’ Well-being

Depressive symptoms Self-rated health Life satisfaction Perceived control
Model 1 Model 2 Model 1 Model 2 Model 1 Model 2 Model 1 Model 2
Sociodemographics
 Femalea .27*** .27*** .06* .06* .02 .02 −.02 .02
 Minorityb −.17** −.14* −.26*** −.25*** .01 .01 .01 −.01
 Age −.02*** −.02*** −.01*** −.01*** .01*** .01*** .01*** .01***
 Marriedc −.25*** −.25*** −.18*** .19*** .31*** .31*** .05** .05**
 Employedd −.46*** −.46*** .40*** .40*** .14*** .14*** .13*** .13***
 Education −.03*** −.03*** .08*** .08*** .01* .01* −.00 −.00
Caregiver groupse
 Sibling caregivers .86*** 1.27*** −.14 −.10 −.15 −.35** −.12 −.15
 Spouse caregivers .50** .57** −.02 .12 −.33*** −.30*** −.22*** −.23***
 Parent caregivers .65*** .73*** −.37*** −.37*** −.39*** −.38*** −.19** −.19**
 Adult child caregivers .49*** .50*** −.04 −.02 −.06 −.05 −.05 −.09*
Caregiver group × Race
 Sibling × Minority −.88* −.09 .44** .08
 Spouse × Minority −.36 −.64** −.12 .07
 Parent × Minority −.30 .02 −.03 .02
 Adult child × Minority −.06 −.05 −.01 .18*
Constant 1.67 1.67 2.94 2.94 3.13 3.13 3.27 3.28
N 5,492 5,492 5,491 5,491 5,489 5,489 5,487 5,487
Adjusted r2 .0475 .0477 .1398 .1403 .0793 .0799 .0263 .0265

Notes. Reference group is amale, bnon-Hispanic White, cunmarried, dunemployed, and enoncaregivers.

p < .10. *p ≤ .05. **p ≤ .01. ***p ≤ .001.