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Multigenerational Caregiving and Well-Being:

The Myth of the Beleaguered Sandwich Generation

Westat, Inc.

ALAN BOOTH

Pennsylvania State University

It has been suggested that middle-aged adults are becoming burdened with the responsibilities of caring for both parents and children as a result of changing social and demographic trends. Consequently, there is concern that this burden of multiple family responsibilities may adversely affect caregivers' well-being. Using a national sample of married persons, this study examines how the assumption of multigenerational caregiving responsibilities affects caregivers' well-being. It is found that this change in family responsibilities has little to no effect on caregivers' well-being, even after considering factors including caregivers' gender and weekly hours of labor force employment.

Journal of Family Issues, Vol. 16, No. 2, 131-148 (1995)
DOI: 10.1177/019251395016002001


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