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At times, the collectivist configuration can be more complex, most notably, when there are multiple family members, sometimes the role of primary caregiver may be relinquished to another family member, such as another adult child or from a spouse who is providing caregiving to an adult child, according to Jette, Tennstedt and Branch (1992). Occasionally, a different stimulus for discord arises when only one caregiver acts as the primary for an extended length of time, and others family members may become resentful (Keating, Kerr, Warren, Grace & Wertenberger, 1994), unfortunately, there can be a perceived biased pertaining to the distribution of caregiver responsibilities, which can compound caregiver stress according to Igersoll-Dayton, Neal,

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