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. 2020 Sep 15;4(6):igaa045. doi: 10.1093/geroni/igaa045

Table 3.

Moderating Effects of Care Recipient Nativity Status by Caregiver Race/Ethnicity on Caregivers’ Care Burden, Psychological Well-Being, and Self-Rated Health (NSOC 5, N = 1,436)

Care burden Psychological well-being Self-rated health
Variables Model 1 Model 2 Model 1 Model 2 Model 1 Model 2
Constants 6.34 9.24 13.74 11.17 3.51 2.71
CR nativity status (reference: U.S.-born) 0.22* 0.11 −0.15* −0.12* −0.17* −0.16*
CG race/ethnicity (reference: white)
 Non-Hispanic black (NHB) −0.03 −0.02 −0.02 −0.01 −0.07* −0.07*
 Hispanic −0.03 −0.02 0.06 0.08** −0.02 −0.04
 Others −0.10* −0.08*** −0.05 −0.04 −0.01 −0.01
NHB CG × Foreign-born CR −0.08 −0.06 0.07* 0.07** 0.10* 0.08*
Hispanic CG × Foreign-born CR −0.04 −0.08 0.04 0.08* 0.08 0.13*
Other CG × Foreign-born CR −0.06 −0.08 0.09 0.07 0.10 0.09
CG background factors
 Age −0.07 0.03 0.11*
 Education (reference: ≤ high school)
  ≥Some college −0.07* 0.18*** 0.14***
 Relationship to CR
  Spouse −0.09* 0.05 0.07
 No. of CG chronic conditions 0.01* −0.18*** −0.45***
CG primary stressors
 Help with ADLs and IADLs 0.12** −0.09* −0.07
 Help with medical care −0.02 −0.04 0.04
 Help with medical insurance and appointments 0.08* 0.02 0.04
CG secondary stressors
 Limited activities 0.30*** −0.13*** −0.06
 Financial difficulties due to caregiving (%) −0.08* −0.08* 0.05
 Family disagreement over care 0.01 −0.07* −0.04
CG resources
 Relationship quality with CR −0.20*** 0.12** 0.10*
 Informal support −0.18* 0.05 0.03
 Formal support 0.09* −0.05 0.00
R 2 0.05 0.33 0.01 0.15 0.012 0.24
F 8.4*** 18.47*** 1.72 6.39*** 1.29 19.84***

Notes: CG = caregiver; CR = care recipient; NSOC = National Study of Caregiving; weighted data. Standardized coefficients beta are presented except for constants.

*p < .05, **p < .01, ***p < .001.