DECISION-MAKING INFLUENCE STRATEGIES OF CAREGIVING DAUGHTERS AND THEIR ELDERLY MOTHERS

Influence strategies utilized by elderly care-receiving mothers and th eir caregiving daughters were identified, including positive strategie s, overt negative strategies, covert negative strategies, and option s eeking. Mother's health, level of dependency, and residence were not r elated to the use of most strategies. Negative strategies were associa ted With reduced intimacy, while positive strategies were associated w ith greater intimacy. Implications for future research and interventio n are presented.