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| Effects of hardiness and appraisal on the psychological distress and physical health of caregivers to elderly relatives | | Author(s) | Laura M Clark, Marilyn Hartman |
| Journal title | Research on Aging, vol 18, no 4, December 1996 |
| Pages | pp 379-401 |
| Keywords | Family care ; Personality ; Depression ; Life satisfaction ; Health [elderly] ; Stress. |
| Annotation | The aim of this study was to identify characteristics of caregivers that contribute to differences in psychological distress and physical health. It was hypothesised that hardiness would predict caregivers' distress and physical health beyond what could be accounted for by the demands of caregiving; that hardiness would decrease distress and increase physical health; and that the effects of hardiness would be mediated by appraisals of caregiving. In a sample of 53 caregivers of older relatives, findings indicated that both hardiness and appraisals predicted psychological distress (depression and decrease in life satisfaction), but neither predicted physical health. |
| Accession Number | CPA-971113201 A |
| Classmark | P6:SJ: DK: ENR: F:5HH: CC: QNH |
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