Sharing in Caring: Perceptions of (In)Equality and Mental Health Among Siblings Caring for a Parent With Dementia

Megan Gilligan, Hanamori F. Skoblow, Jeenkyoung Lee, Destiny Ogle, Department of Human Development and Family Science, University of Missouri, Center for Family Policy and Research, University of Missouri, Department of Sociology, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Research on Aging: An International Bimonthly Journal

Published online on May 10, 2026

Abstract

Research on Aging, Ahead of Print.
Care for a parent with dementia is often shared among multiple adult children, yet it is not always evenly distributed. Guided by the family stress process model, this study examined associations between perceptions of care equality, depressive symptoms, ...