ABSTRACT

The sociocultural stress and coping model (SSCM)emphasizes the importance of cultural beliefs in the process ofcaregiving. The revised SSCM highlights a common core modelcan be seen across cultures and posits that specific culturalvariables possess multidimensional characteristics. Researchindicates that the culture-specific measures of familism, socialsupport and stress-related growth may serve as good examplesto apply the revised SSCM to Korean, Korean-American andAfrican-American caregivers. Other culture-specific measuresapplying to other ethnic groups should continue to be sought out.