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dc.contributor.authorEhrlich, Ulrikede
dc.contributor.authorKelle, Nadiyade
dc.contributor.authorKlaus, Danielade
dc.contributor.authorMöhring, Katjade
dc.date.accessioned2024-10-01T10:21:17Z
dc.date.available2024-10-01T10:21:17Z
dc.date.issued2024de
dc.identifier.issn1469-1779de
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.ssoar.info/ssoar/handle/document/96916
dc.description.abstractPrevious research was not able to identify an effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on family care-givers' wellbeing due to cross-sectional data structures, care-giver-specific samples or non-probability sampling designs. In this article, by drawing on longitudinal data from a random and representative sample of the German population aged 40 and older, we overcome methodological limitations of previous research. We examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the wellbeing (life satisfaction, depressive symptoms, loneliness) of different groups of family care-givers (new care-givers, continuous care-givers, past care-givers) and non-care-givers in Germany. We derived a balanced sample of n = 3,875 individuals aged 43–97 (mean = 66.5 years, standard deviation = 10.2 years) from the German Ageing Survey (DEAS) to explore changes in wellbeing between 2017 (pre-pandemic) and June/July 2020 (pandemic). Using a first-difference approach, we found that the pandemic has a negative impact on both non-care-givers' and family care-givers' wellbeing, with increased levels of depressive symptoms and loneliness compared to pre-pandemic times. Changes in depressive symptoms of family care-givers did not significantly deviate from non-care-givers. However, continuous care-givers showed more pronounced increases in loneliness compared to non-care-givers. Our results suggest that family care-givers' wellbeing merits particular attention when considering the long-term consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on individuals' wellbeing.de
dc.languageende
dc.subject.ddcSozialwissenschaften, Soziologiede
dc.subject.ddcSocial sciences, sociology, anthropologyen
dc.subject.otherDEAS 2017; DEAS 2020; Corona; Mentale Gesundheit; Care; Pflegende Angehörige; Self-rated health; Subjektive Gesundheitde
dc.titleHow did the COVID-19 pandemic impact the wellbeing of family care-givers? A longitudinal study of older adults in Germanyde
dc.description.reviewbegutachtet (peer reviewed)de
dc.description.reviewpeer revieweden
dc.source.journalAgeing & Society
dc.source.volume44de
dc.publisher.countryGBRde
dc.source.issue7de
dc.subject.classozGerontologie, Alterssoziologiede
dc.subject.classozGerontologyen
dc.subject.thesozhäusliche Pflegede
dc.subject.thesozhome careen
dc.subject.thesozFamilienangehörigerde
dc.subject.thesozfamily memberen
dc.subject.thesozWohlbefindende
dc.subject.thesozwell-beingen
dc.subject.thesozLebenszufriedenheitde
dc.subject.thesozsatisfaction with lifeen
dc.subject.thesozEinsamkeitde
dc.subject.thesozsolitudeen
dc.subject.thesozDepressionde
dc.subject.thesozdepressionen
dc.subject.thesozpsychische Folgende
dc.subject.thesozpsychological consequencesen
dc.subject.thesozBundesrepublik Deutschlandde
dc.subject.thesozFederal Republic of Germanyen
dc.subject.thesozErwachsenerde
dc.subject.thesozadulten
dc.subject.thesozalter Menschde
dc.subject.thesozelderlyen
dc.identifier.urnurn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-96916-4
dc.rights.licenceCreative Commons - Namensnennung 4.0de
dc.rights.licenceCreative Commons - Attribution 4.0en
ssoar.contributor.institutionDeutsches Zentrum für Altersfragende
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dc.source.pageinfo1533-1550de
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dc.rights.sherpaBlauer Verlagde
dc.rights.sherpaBlue Publisheren
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dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1017/S0144686X22000873de
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