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Influence of neuroticism, ethnicity, familism and social support on perceived burden in dementia caregivers
— pilot test of the transactional stress and social support model | | Author(s) | Gia Robinson Shurgot, Bob G Knight |
| Journal title | Journals of Gerontology: Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, vol 60B, no 6, November 2005 |
| Pages | pp P331-P334 |
| Source | http://www.geron.org |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Family care ; Stress ; Anxiety ; Black people ; White people ; Comparison ; Pilot ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | The transactional stress and social support model (TSSSM) specifies how social support variables relate to perceived burden. In this study, the authors assessed this model - postulating the role of neuroticism, ethnicity, familism and social support on perceived burden - with a sample of 77 African American and White dementia caregivers. Results substantiated interrelationships between social support variables, and the influence of perceived positive social support on burden. Neuroticism was related to the perception of positive social support and burden. Results corroborated the model, focusing on neuroticism and quality of support in modelling perceived burden to family caregivers. Findings draw attention to the role of presumably long-standing individual differences in neuroticism that influence caregiver appraisals of stress and social support. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-060314227 A |
| Classmark | EA: P6:SJ: QNH: ENP: TKE: TKA: 48: 4UC: 7T |
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