Caregivers--Who Copes How?

Autor/inn/en	Chappell, Neena L.; Dujela, Carren
Titel	Caregivers--Who Copes How?
Quelle	In: International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 69 (2009) 3, S.221-244 (24 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0091-4150
Schlagwörter	Caregivers; Coping; Caregiver Role; Health; Personality; Social Support Groups; Neurosis; Problem Solving; Predictor Variables + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Caregiver; Carer; Betreuungsperson; Pfleger; Bewältigung; Gesundheit; Personalität; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Neurose; Problemlösen; Prädiktor
Abstract	Within gerontological caregiving research, there is a major emphasis on stresses and burdens of this role. Yet there has been little attention directed toward the coping strategies that caregivers engage in to cope with this role and the factors that influence their adoption of different coping strategies. This article examines coping strategies and change in coping strategy over a 1-year period. In particular the differential importance of caregiver capacity (such as social support, health, and personality) compared with careload (such as hours of caregiving and need of the care recipient) is examined within a path model. Data came from a purposive sample of caregivers experiencing heavy demands. Overall, problem-focused coping is used more often than emotion-focused coping (either positive or negative) or seeking social support, but caregivers use all types simultaneously. Caregiver capacity, specifically neuroticism, is the strongest predictor of problem-focused coping with those high in neuroticism less likely to use this strategy. High neuroticism also predicts less use overall and negative emotion-focused coping strategies. Few significant predictors emerge of change; those that did were caregiver capacity, not careload variables. The use of all coping strategies, except seeking social support which remained stable, decreased over a 1-year period. (Contains 4 tables, 1 figure and 1 endnote.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10