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Table 2 Difference-in-difference estimates

From: The double-edged sword of becoming a caregiver: dynamic impact on four dimensions of well-being in Norway

 

Overall

By gender

By age

By intensity

By residential status

Outcome

 

Male

Female

18–39

40–59

60+

Daily

Weekly

Monthly

Inside hh

Outside hh

Negative hedonic well-being

          

Anxious

-0.12

(-0.36, 0.11)

-0.16

(-0.48, 0.17)

-0.09

(-0.43, 0.25)

0.59

(-0.38, 1.56)

-0.07

(-0.51, 0.38)

-0.23

(-0.56, 0.09)

-1.28**

(-2.07, -0.48)

0.20

(-0.25, 0.64)

-0.13

(-0.48, 0.22)

-0.32

(-0.77, 0.14)

-0.05

(-0.33, 0.22)

Sadness

-0.21

(-0.45, 0.02)

-0.28

(-0.61, 0.05)

-0.15

(-0.49, 0.19)

0.20

(-0.79, 1.20)

-0.35

(-0.80, 0.09)

-0.28

(-0.60, 0.05)

-0.83**

(-1.63, -0.04)

-0.12

(-0.57, 0.33)

-0.17

(-0.52, 0.18)

-0.13

(-0.59, 0.32)

-0.24

(-0.52, 0.03)

Worriedness

-0.24

(-0.48, 0.01)

-0.35**

(-0.70, -0.00)

-0.13

(-0.49, 0.23)

-0.11

(-1.09, 0.87)

-0.11

(-0.58, 0.36)

-0.42**

(-0.77, -0.07)

-1.05**

(-1.89, -0.22)

-0.02

(-0.49, 0.45)

-0.26

(-0.63, 0.11)

-0.11

(-0.59, 0.37)

-0.28

(-0.57, 0.01)

Positive hedonic well-being

          

Happiness

-0.24**

(-0.41, -0.07)

-0.19

(-0.43, 0.05)

-0.28**

(-0.53, -0.04)

-0.41

(-1.15, 0.32)

-0.18

(-0.51, 0.14)

-0.18

(-0.41, 0.06)

-1.06**

(-1.63, -0.48)

-0.24

(-0.57, 0.08)

-0.15

(-0.41, 0.10)

-0.57**

(-0.89, -0.24)

-0.12

(-0.32, 0.08)

Life satisfaction

-0.22**

(-0.37, -0.06)

-0.32**

(-0.54, -0.10)

-0.12

(-0.34, 0.11)

-0.62

(-1.29, 0.06)

0.05

(-0.25, 0.34)

-0.32**

(-0.53, -0.10)

-1.26**

(-1.78, -0.74)

-0.07

(-0.37, 0.22)

-0.19

(-0.42, 0.04)

-0.50**

(-0.79, -0.20)

-0.12

(-0.30, 0.07)

Eudaimonic well-being

          

Contributing to others’ happiness

0.02

(-0.15, 0.20)

0.17

(-0.09, 0.42)

-0.11

(-0.35, 0.13)

-0.22

(-0.87, 0.44)

-0.04

(-0.35, 0.28)

0.16

(-0.08, 0.41)

-0.33

(-0.91, 0.25)

0.22

(-0.10, 0.55)

-0.01

(-0.26, 0.25)

-0.19

(-0.52, 0.14)

0.10

(-0.10, 0.30)

Engaged

-0.07

(-0.28, 0.13)

-0.08

(-0.37, 0.20)

-0.07

(-0.35, 0.25)

-0.29

(-1.16, 0.58)

-0.13

(-0.51, 0.26)

-0.00

(-0.27, 0.27)

-0.77**

(-1.44, 0.09)

-0.14

(-0.52, 0.24)

0.02

(-0.28, 0.32)

-0.26

(-0.65, 0.12)

-0.01

(-0.24, 0.23)

Meaningful

-0.08

(-0.23, 0.07)

-0.10

(-0.31, 0.11)

-0.05

(-0.27, 0.16)

0.12

(-0.58, 0.82)

0.00

(-0.28, 0.29)

-0.09

(-0.29, 0.12)

-0.79**

(-1.30, -0.28)

0.08

(-0.20, 0.37)

-0.03

(-0.25, 0.19)

-0.28

(-0.57, 0.01)

-0.00

(-0.18, 0.17)

Social well-being

          

Strong social relations

-0.10

(-0.30, 0.10)

-0.03

(-0.34, 0.27)

-0.12

(-0.43, 0.11)

-0.29

(-1.03, 0.45)

0.07

(-0.30, 0.44)

-0.05

(-0.33, 0.24)

-0.92**

(-1.60, -0.24)

0.20

(-0.18, 0.58)

-0.16

(-0.46, 0.13)

-0.06

(-0.45, 0.33)

-0.12

(-0.35, 0.12)

Loneliness

-0.16

(-0.39, 0.07)

-0.33**

(-0.63, -0.02)

-0.00

(-0.33, 0.32)

-0.20

(-1.18, 0.77)

-0.06

(-0.49, 0.36)

-0.20

(-0.50, 0.11)

-0.80**

(-1.55, -0.04)

-0.00

(-0.42, 0.42)

-0.05

(-0.39, 0.28)

-0.36

(-0.28, 0.07)

-0.09

(-0.35, 0.17)

  1. Note: Table shows difference-in-differences estimates adjusted for age (not in analysis stratified by age), gender (not in analysis stratified by gender), education, partner status, and county. All estimates are for new caregivers compared with their non-caregiving counterparts. Inside hh means care recipient live inside the same household. Outside hh means outside the same household