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A Two-factor Model of Caregiving Appraisal and Psychological Well-Being

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ID19608277
AuthorsM P Lawton (Philadelphia Fire Department), Miriam S Moss (Pennsylvania State University), M Moss, Morton H Kleban (Philadelphia Fire Department), Allen Glicksman (0000-0001-7867-6666, Philadelphia Fire Department), MICHAEL J ROVINE (0000-0003-4624-891X, Pennsylvania State University), M Rovine
Year1991
Volume46
Issue4
PagesP181-P189
Publication date1991-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Gerontology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-1422 • E-ISSN: 2331-3323
PublisherOxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1093/geronj/46.4.p181
PMID2071844
OpenAlexW1991220057
LanguageEN
Citations received101

Groups of spouse (N = 285) and adult child (N = 244) caregivers of elderly parents suffering from Alzheimer's disease were interviewed regarding their caregiving behaviors, evaluations of caregiving, and general psychological well-being. A model of caregiving dynamics where the objective stressor, caregiver resources, and subjective appraisal of caregiving (operationalized as caregiving satisfaction and burden) were studied as they affected both positive affect and depression was tested. For spouses, caregiving satisfaction was not related to aspects of the stressor, but was a significant determinant of positive affect. Among adult children, high levels of caregiving behavior resulted in both greater caregiving satisfaction and burden. Burden, in turn, was related to depression in both groups but, among adult child caregivers, positive affect was not affected by caregiving satisfaction. Limited support was found for the hypothesis that the positive and negative aspects of caregiving contributed to analogous aspects of generalized psychological well-being but not to the opposite-valence outcomes

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