The purpose of this research was to examine the influence of interpersonal conflict, affection, and distress concerning dependency and caregiving satisfactions in predicting caregiver strain and negative emotion. The sample consisted of 98 family caregivers responding to a self-administered questionnaire. Results from two separate stepwise multiple regressions noted that interpersonal conflict between the elder and caregiver predicted the greatest amount of variance in both caregiver strain and negative affect. The implications of the findings for family therapists, family life educators, and gerontologists working with the elderly and their family caregivers are discussed.
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