Expanding the conceptualization of caregiver coping: the importance of relationship-focused coping strategies

A stress and coping model was used to study predictors of individual differences in caregiver depression and satisfaction among 72 wife caregivers of husbands with Alzheimer's disease. Although researchers have primarily focused on problem- and emotion-focused coping strategies, this study exam...

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Published in:Family relations 1993-10, Vol.42 (4), p.383-391
Main Author: Kramer, B.J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alzheimer disease
Alzheimer's Disease
Alzheimers Disease
Behavior problems
Caregiver Burden
Caregivers
Caregiving
Coping
Coping strategies
depression
Depression (Psychology)
Depressive disorders
Emotional defense mechanisms
Emotional expression
Emotional problems
Empathy
Family Caregivers
Females
Husbands
Individual Differences
Interpersonal Relations
Interpersonal Relationship
Marital Relations
Marriage
Mental depression
Older adults
Predictor Variables
Psychological stress
Satisfaction
Social research
social support
spouse caregivers
Spouses
Stress
stress management
Stress Variables
support systems
Wives
women
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Summary:A stress and coping model was used to study predictors of individual differences in caregiver depression and satisfaction among 72 wife caregivers of husbands with Alzheimer's disease. Although researchers have primarily focused on problem- and emotion-focused coping strategies, this study examined an additional function of caregiver coping (i.e., relationship-focused) that is aimed at maintaining and regulating social relationships. Findings support the need for expansion of the conceptualization of caregiver coping to include interpersonal dimensions. The implications of these findings for service providers are discussed.
ISSN:0197-6664
1741-3729
0197-6664
DOI:10.2307/585338