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1、“The Sandwich Generation”: Challenges of Caring for Parents, Children, and Yourself,Dr. Katherine L. Fiori Derner Institute March 20th, 2012,“The Sandwich Generation”,The term describing a generation of people who care for their aging parents while supporting their own children Merriam-Webster offic
2、ially added the term to its dictionary in July 2006 Tend to be in the 40 to 65 years of age group, BUT.,Generation, or Situation?,“The Sandwich Situation”:Gender Differences,75% of caregivers for older adults are women Typical sandwich-situation member = working female caring for both aging parents
3、and children Type of assistance provided Men financial support Women emotional support and daily tasks,Outline,Challenges (and joys) of midlife Truth or myth? (i.e., what does the research show?) A real life example Tips and tools Caring for your parents Caring for your children Caring for yourself,
4、Challenges (and joys)of Midlife,Psychological A transition, not a crisis (for most) Questioning the past and facing the future (“generativity”) Increasing positive emotions More likely to accept who you are and feel more in charge of situations and responsibilities Physical Increasing body fat, high
5、 blood pressure, increasing cholesterol,“The Sandwich Situation”: Truth or Myth?,Brody (1981): “women in the middle” Theme of caregiving research But is it real? Debate: Is there really a high incidence and prevalence of this demographic? Are these multiple roles necessarily stressful, and/or could
6、they be satisfying?,Demographic Trends,People live longer (more midlife adults have surviving parents) People delay marriage and having children Declines in fertility (fewer caregivers available) More adult children are choosing to live at home during college years Proportion of midlife women in the
7、 workforce has increased,The Sandwich Situation: Actual Prevalence/Incidence?,44% of married individuals aged 35 to 44 both live with children and have at least one parent in fair to poor health (Marks, 1998) 33.9 million Americans (16%) provide care for an older family member Parent care + dependen
8、t child + working = 8% of American women and men (Rosenthal et al., 1996),The Sandwich Situation: Actual Prevalence/Incidence?,A New York Times article from 2008 reported that there are 20 million Americans (mostly women) who are juggling responsibilities for their own children and their aging paren
9、ts at the same time 53% of those women reported feeling forced to choose (at least once a week) between being there for their children or being there for their ailing parents Pew Research Center: 1 out of 8 Americans aged 40 to 60 are raising a child and caring for a parent Although the majority of
10、adults are not “sandwiched,” it will likely become increasingly prevalent given current demographic trends,The Sandwich Situation: Good or Bad?,Holding multiple roles: Role strain theory vs. role enhancement theory vs. role context theory Role Context Theory Caregiving mastery for women in 50s and 6
11、0s, but not in late 60s and 70s For women, caregiving + work caregiving alone in terms of psychological well-being For men, help to parents distress, but less so when combined with employment; help to adult children and parents life satisfaction (women less affected by multiple roles, either positiv
12、ely or negatively),The Sandwich Situation: Good or Bad?,In sum, psychological health effects (negative or positive) are small Caring for parents, in particular, can be an unexpected, unpredictable, and frustrating stressor it is a nonnormative, unanticipated demand If the sandwich situation is viewe
13、d increasingly as normative, coping strategies may be positively influenced e.g., having a strong sense of support and care from community, using acceptance strategies, focusing on positive outcomes BUTrecent research shows that there may be negative health effects (Chassin et al., 2010),The Sandwic
14、h Situation: Good or Bad?,The not-so-good feelings of being in the sandwich Guilt, resentment, fear and anxiety, anger and frustration, confusion/ambivalence, depression/sadness Torn between love and resentment, between duty to parents and duty to spouses and children, between wanting to do the righ
15、t thing and not wanting to change their lives The good feelings of being in the sandwich Honor, respect, pride/joy, love The wide range of emotions is common when caring for an aging parent and being “sandwiched”,A “real life” example,The Sandwich Generation,Tips and Tools: Caring for your Parents,M
16、aladaptive functioning in adult relationship likely stems from maladaptive functioning in earlier relationship Forgiveness must be conscious effort (self-awareness, personal therapy, active reflection) Role reversal emotional turmoil Disappointment, anger, guilt Anxiety over parents mortality and wo
17、rry about their own mortality,Tips and Tools: Caring for your Parents,Making decision about care location Put them in the drivers seat Let them parent you Bring in the experts If hiring a professional provider, get references, and contact them! If you dont have money to pay for professional help, an
18、d dont feel comfortable asking friends, turn to volunteers Churches, senior centers, 4H clubs, HS community service organizations, colleges that train nurses and social workers (like Adelphi!) Let volunteers sort mail, go grocery shopping, do laundry, pay social visits, help them at mealtime, drive
19、them to appointments,Tips and Tools: Caring for your Parents,Be proactive Try to involve parent in day-to-day household tasks/chores, even if very simple Wiping off table after dinner “supervising” the children Scheduled/spontaneous activities with grandchildren “Special moment” each day, separate f
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