Personal orientation as a predictor of caregiver strain. 1(2).
C.R. Goodman
Bok Engelsk 1997
| Utgitt | 1997
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| Omfang | 149- 157
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| Opplysninger | Building on the Stress-Process model, developed by Pearlin andcolleagues (1990), we examined how Personal Orientation affects therelationship between Primary Care-Related stressors and PrimaryAppraisal stressors for caregivers. What is unique to this study isthe addition of pre-existing Personal Orientation variables, and thedevelopment of a multidimensional construct of Primary Appraisalstressors, or the caregiver's evaluation of caregiving. Drawing froma longitudinal study,. 245 primary caregivers of relatives withdementia were interviewed. The measurement model included threemeasures of Primary Care-Related stressors. ADL impairment, memoryproblems and behavior problems. Two dimensions of Primary Appraisal:(1) Time and Energy Strain and (2) Emotional Strain, were created andserved as criterion variables. Two aspects of Personal Orientation:(1) Competence and (2) Commitment in the caregiving relationship,were also included. Multivariate regression analyses revealeddifferent predictors for each Appraisal stressor. Time and EnergyStrain was associated with Commitment, Competence, and ADLs, whereasEmotional Strain was related to Commitment, Competence, and BehaviorProblems. Care-Related stressors and Personal Orientationsimultaneously contributed to the perception of caregiver strain.These findings suggest that Personal Orientation in caregiving may bean important contextual factor when examining the relationshipbetween Care-Related stressors and caregiver Appraisals of strain.
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