Author Question: A study comparing middle-aged daughters with wives who cared for a frail elderly found a. wives ... (Read 75 times)

tiara099 · **on:** Aug 23, 2018

A study comparing middle-aged daughters with wives who cared for a frail elderly found

a. wives experienced a significantly greater increase in heart rates than did daughters.
b. wives experienced higher increases in blood pressure than did daughters.
c. daughters recorded significantly more distress in interpersonal interactions than did wives.
d. the physical cost to the wives was significantly greater overall than to the daughters.

Question 2

Using a hypothetical story about a widowed mother, a classic study of three generations of women found

a. in general, respondents from each generation recommended that the widowed mother not move in with an adult child.
b. the oldest group of women was most in favor of sharing the household.
c. older parents judged both male and female family members acceptable to provide personal care, such as meal preparation, housework, and grocery shopping.
d. the oldest mothers in the study were least likely to expect caregiving from their middle-aged daughters.