The caregiver’s burden: Psychological distress in the younger adult caregiver

Author

Kelsey C. Bacharz, Florida Southern CollegeFollow
Leilani B. Goodmon, Florida Southern CollegeFollow

Periodical Title

Modern Psychological Studies

Volume

23

Number

1

Department

Dept. of Psychology

Publisher

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Place of Publication

Chattanooga (Tenn.)

Date

2017

Abstract

Research reveals that informal, adult caregivers (25 years of age and older) of chronically ill loved ones incur psychological stress from the caregiving experience. However, there is little research on the psychological impact on the younger adult caregiver (ages 18-24). Therefore, the focus of this study was to explore the psychological effects of being a younger adult caregiver and what factors contribute to, or insulate the younger adult caregiver from the distress of caregiving. The results indicate that younger adult caregivers are unique in that different factors contribute to or insulate them from distress compared to adult caregivers.

Subject

Psychology

Keyword

caregiver burden; young adult; psychological distress; informal caregiver;

Discipline

Psychology

Document Type

article

DCMI Type

Text

Language

English

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Recommended Citation

Bacharz, Kelsey C. and Goodmon, Leilani B. (2017) "The caregiver’s burden: Psychological distress in the younger adult caregiver," Modern Psychological Studies: Vol. 23: No. 1, Article 5.
Available at: https://scholar.utc.edu/mps/vol23/iss1/5