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Título
Coping and guilt in informal caregivers: a predictive model based on structural equations
Autor(es)
Materia
Guilt feelings
Caregiving strategies
Family
Caregiver burden
Clasificación UNESCO
61 Psicología
Fecha de publicación
2023
Editor
Taylor&Francis
Citación
Cecilia Muro Pérez-Aradros, Ana-Belén Navarro-Prados, Encarna Satorres, Emilia Serra & Juan C. Meléndez (2022): Coping and guilt in informal caregivers: a predictive model based on structural equations, Psychology, Health & Medicine, DOI: 10.1080/13548506.2022.2029917
Resumen
[ENG]Caregivers experience great stress, and coping can be one of the
factors, which determine the extent of stress. The aim of the present
paper is to analyze the effects of coping strategies on distress of the
older adult’s caregiver, including guilt as a mediating factor in those
maladaptive strategies. The sample consisted of 201 informal caregivers
of institutionalized older adults. The three constructs measured
were: stress, guilt, and coping strategies. Results showed that
strategies that have a better ability to reduce stress are active,
positive reframing and acceptance; on the contrary, behavioral
disengagement, self-distraction, self-blame and venting positively
predicted the feeling of guilt that facilitated the perception of
stress. Given the important association obtained between the
experience of guilt and psychological distress in caregivers, it
could be relevant to develop psychoeducational interventions
with caregivers including techniques to reduce this feeling of guilt
and develop cognitive behavioral strategies that facilitate
adaptation.
URI
ISSN
1354-8506
DOI
10.1080/13548506.2022.2029917
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