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| Internal resourcefulness, task demands, coping, and dysphoric affect among caregivers of the frail elderly | | Author(s) | Karen L Fingerman, Dolores Gallagher-Thompson, Steven Lovett |
| Journal title | International Journal of Aging and Human Development, vol 42, no 3, 1996 |
| Pages | pp 229-248 |
| Keywords | Family care ; Competence ; Adjustment ; Evaluation ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Internal resourcefulness is defined as the repertoire of skills and behaviours people use to deal with negative affective states. The relationships among caregivers' internal resourcefulness, demands of the caregiving situation, and caregivers' self-reported coping behaviours were examined relative to changes in dysphoric affect over a four month period, using five measures: Rosenbaum's Self Control Schedule, assessing internal resourcefulness; Poulshock and Deimling's list of tasks carried out for the frail person; Zarit et al's Memory and Behaviour Problem Check List assessing caregiver burden; Moos et al Indices of Coping; and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) to assess dysphoric effect. Internal resourcefulness was the only significant predictor of changes in dysphoric affect over time. Decreased dysphoric affect among caregivers was linked to possession of a larger initial set of internal resources to deal with negative internal experiences. |
| Accession Number | CPA-970731220 A |
| Classmark | P6:SJ: DPB: DR: 4C: 7T |
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