Can Cultural Values Help Explain the Positive Aspects of Caregiving Among Chinese American Caregivers?

Abstract

This study used an adaptation of the caregivers' stress model to examine the positive aspects of caregiving with 113 Chinese American family caregivers who provided care to their elderly relatives. The hierarchical multiple regression analysis indicated that combination of caregiver background characteristics, stressors, and cultural values had direct effects on positive aspects of caregiving. Unlike previous studies in which cultural values were not measured, this study found that cultural values helped explain positive aspects of caregiving. Specifically, cultural values, caregiver's health, and caregiver's age predicted positive aspects of caregiving. Service implications are discussed based upon the findings.

Keywords:

• caregiving
• Chinese American caregivers
• cultural values
• positive aspects of caregiving

Notes

Maggie Tang is now at United International College in Zhuhai, China.