Emotion Work and Spousal Dementia Caregiving: Influences of Gender and Sexual Orientation
Journal of Health and Social Behavior
Published online on January 07, 2026
Abstract
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That heterosexual women caring for spouses living with dementia typically report greater stress than do men is often linked to empathic approaches to care, suggesting differences in identity-based stress appraisal. We examine this further, focusing on ...
That heterosexual women caring for spouses living with dementia typically report greater stress than do men is often linked to empathic approaches to care, suggesting differences in identity-based stress appraisal. We examine this further, focusing on ...