Author ORCID Identifier
M. Courtney Hughes: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6596-1601
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Home Health Care Services Quarterly
Abstract
This study aims to explore how relationships with parents during childhood can influence an individual’s attitude toward caregiving later in life. The qualitative data came from 47 respondents who care for adult loved ones, with a caregiver mean age of 46.7. The respondents reflected on their recent experience of providing care for their loved ones and how experiences with their caregivers growing up may have influenced their caregiving attitudes. Using a codebook thematic analysis, themes were generated linking childhood experiences to current attitudes toward caregiving. Themes included reciprocating good care, performing obligatory care, and stopping the generational transference of negative care. For most participants, providing quality care for adult loved ones happened regardless of whether the one’s childhood experiences with caregivers were positive or negative. Knowledge about the impact of childhood experiences can help health professionals develop interventions to support family caregivers that consider childhood experiences with parents.
First Page
54
Last Page
68
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/01621424.2022.2118096
Publication Date
2023
Recommended Citation
Baumbach A, Hughes MC, Derain L, Liu Y. Parenting style in childhood and attitudes toward caregiving in adulthood: A qualitative study. Home Health Care Services Quarterly. 2023. Vol. 42(1):54-68. https://doi.org/10.1080/01621424.2022.2118096
Original Citation
Baumbach A, Hughes MC, Derain L, Liu Y. Parenting style in childhood and attitudes toward caregiving in adulthood: A qualitative study. Home Health Care Services Quarterly. 2023. Vol. 42(1):54-68. https://doi.org/10.1080/01621424.2022.2118096
Appendix A: Survey
Department
School of Health Studies| School of Family and Consumer Sciences
