Role Conflict for Aides in a Homemaker Aide Program for Frail Elderly Persons
Abstract
To determine whether aides in a homemaker program for the frail rural elderly experienced role conflict, the views of clients, aides, and staff were examined by means of an 18-item Likert-type test which assessed the difficulty of an aide in various possible problematic situations. While consensus existed among the three groups on a few items, a significant interaction of clients, aides, staff × item indicated that, for the most part, whether or not a situation was perceived as a difficult problem depended upon who did the rating. What aides saw as a difficult problem situation for themselves often differed markedly from what the staff and clients saw. Clients and staff often differed significantly from one another. This lack of consensus suggests that a direct service worker in a program such as this one might often not only find himself in an uncomfortable situation, but even worse, such a situation will not necessarily be recognized by either the program's clients or staff.
Recommended Citation
Montgomery, F. H., & Montgomery, R. (1982). Role Conflict for Aides in a Homemaker Aide Program for Frail Elderly Persons. Psychological Reports, 51(1), pp. 63-69. Ammons Scientific Ltd.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.2466/pr0.1982.51.1.63
Department(s)
Psychological Science
Keywords and Phrases
Adult; Aged; Conflict; Home Care; Human; Human Relation; Psychological Aspect; Role Playing; Conflict (Psychology); Home Care Services; Homemaker Services; Middle Age; Professional-Patient Relations; Role; Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
0033-2941
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 1982 Ammons Scientific Ltd, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
01 Jan 1982
Comments
Frances M. Montgomery published as Frances M. Haemmerlie