Abstract

SILVA, Laila Lorena Nogueira Batista da  and  RABELO, Dóris Firmino. Affection and conflict in the family, functional capacity and expectation of care of the elderly. Pensando fam. [online]. 2017, vol.21, n.1, pp. 80-91. ISSN 1679-494X.

We investigated the elderly’s perception about affection and conflict in relationship with spouse, children and grandchildren, and their associations with sex, age, functional capacity and the expectation of care. Participated 134 elderly from Bahia-Brazil, without cognitive deficit. The predominant typology in the family was High Affectivity and Low Conflict. The perception of high affection in the marital relationship was higher among men and among the independent ones and in the relationship with children was higher among women. The perception of high conflict in relationships with children was more common among men and the elderly with dependency. The perception of affection and conflict was associated with the expectation of being care by children, spouses and grandkids. The woman’s caregiver role favors close affective relationship with the children, but on the other hand imposes burden affecting the perception of affectivity in the marital relationship.

Keywords : Elderly; Affectivity; Conflict; Family; Caring.

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