Forum on Depletion: The Human Costs of Caring

Sara Stevano

doi:10.1080/13545701.2026.2631615

June 11, 2026Feminist Economics

Forum on Depletion: The Human Costs of Caring

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Key Points

The aim is to explore the concept of depletion and its ramifications on human compassion and care.
Literature review on the concept of depletion
Thematic analysis of existing works on caring
Examination of psychosocial impacts of caring once depletion is considered.
Identified significant relationships between depletion and the emotional costs of caregiving.
Highlighted the need for recognizing the sacrifices associated with caring roles.
Suggested further research on mitigating the effects of depletion in caregiving contexts.

Implication

Discussion highlights the human cost of caring through the lens of depletion, suggesting deep psychosocial implications.

Abstract

Depletion is a concept with great potential. The subtitle of Shirin Rai’s new book immediately points in a promising direction: depletion can help us uncover “the human cost of caring.” To date, fe...

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synapsesocial.com/papers/6a2cf57cfaef96ed7f057827 https://doi.org/10.1080/13545701.2026.2631615

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